| IMDOWN | "Count me in!," or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| ITSNOTACRIME | "I did nothing wrong!," or an apt title for this puzzle? |
| GIVEITATRY | "Go on, take a taste!" ... or an apt title for this puzzle? |
| OUCH | "Yipe!" (or an apt title for this puzzle?) |
| COOLWEATHER | Feature of early spring and late fall, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| ALAMODE | Fashionable, or an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| KIDFRIENDLY | Suitable for the whole family, or an apt description of the first words of the answers to the starre |
| TIGHTENDS | Football linemen, or an apt description of the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| EGOCENTRIC | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
| WHATABOUTISM | Rhetorical strategy of countering an accusation with another accusation, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| COMEONDOWN | "The Price Is Right" signature phrase, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| DOUBLEPARK | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| WHOVILLE | Town targeted by the Grinch, and an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| DOUBLEPLAY | Exciting inning ender, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| NOEL | Holiday song, and, phonetically, an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| ALLKIDDINGASIDE | "But seriously," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| SWINGSET | Playground fixture, or an apt description of the beginnings of the starred clues |
| TONEDOWN | Make milder, or an apt description of the ends of the starred answers |
| BUILDUP | Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue |
| DREAMSHAKE | Signature post move of Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon ... or an apt description of the circled letters in the grid? |
