| OHGEE | "Gosh" ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| GEE | Gosh and golly |
| FOODFORTHOUGHT | Something to chew on, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| CRACKTHECASE | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| DOWNINFRONT | Cry to one blocking your view at a concert ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| INITIALREACTION | Off-the-cuff response AAÂ… and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| DOUBLEPLAY | Out-and-out defensive gem? (and a hint to the answers to the starred clues) |
| STILLIRISE | Classic Maya Angelou poem ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters, in two different ways |
| BELLBOTTOMS | Popular 1970s attire, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| FIRSTSTRING | Like the starting team, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| TURNINGPRO | Leaving the amateur ranks, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| AAARATED | Like the best bonds, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| FLIPBOOK | Paperback designed to simulate animation ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| PAPERCUTTER | Stationery supply with a blade ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| ROUT | Decisive defeat, and a two-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| COLDFRONTS | Harbingers of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| ADDED | Extra, and a two-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| ADDUP | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| RETOOL | Modernize, in a way ... and when divided into three parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| ISNOT | One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
