| ITSALLNOISE | "That's just talk, talk, talk," or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| POTMEETKETTLE | "You're one to talk"... or a hint to the circled intersections in this puzzle |
| SNATCH | A swift act or thing, such as a hasty grab or catch; a kidnapping or theft; a quick bite to eat; a brief spell of exertion, sleep, time etc; a fragment of a song or a talk; or, a quibble (6) |
| LOWRIDERS | Cars close to the ground, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| ITSASTEAL | "Can't beat that price!" or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| NOTQUITERIGHT | Amiss, or a hint to the ends of the starred clues' answers |
| WHATSYOURBEEF | "Why do we have a problem?"... and a hint to the ends of the starred clues' answers |
| DOWNTOASCIENCE | Way to have something you've mastered, and a hint to the ends of the starred clues' answers |
| SIDENOTES | Tangential remarks ... or a hint to the starts and ends of the starred clues' answers |
| THEGAMBLER | 1978 Kenny Rogers hit, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| BACKROOM | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| KEYWORD | Database search option, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| AFTERPARTY | Celebration's continuation, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| DOWNTOWN | City center, and a hint to what can follow the ends of the starred answers |
| GETONBOARD | "Join the team," or what you might do to the ends of the starred answers |
| YOUREMUTED | Heads-up at a web conference ... or a possible comment about the ends of the starred clues' answers? |
| FOODGROUPS | Fruits and dairy, for example ... and a hint to the ends of the starred clues' answers? |
| ONBROADWAY | 1963 hit for the Drifters ... or where you can see the ends of the starred answers |
| WHOSTHERE | Response to the sounds at the ends of the starred answers |
| WHESTHERE | Response to the sounds at the ends of the starred answers |