| ONTHEWATERFRONT | 1954 Oscar-winning Brando film, or where either half of 18-, 23-, 51- and 61-Across can literally be |
| DOGTAGS | Military IDs ... or what 17-, 23-, 51- and 61-Across have |
| OUTOF | Lacking, or what can precede either half of 18-, 36- and 56-Across |
| BEFORETAX | Like gross income, and where either word in each starred clue's answer can go |
| STYNE | 1954 Oscar-winning composer |
| CANTINA | Science-fiction setting where either Han or Greedo shot first |
| FORBIDDENPLANET | Groundbreaking 1956 sci-fi film ... or where you might find the ends of 17-, 27- and 49-Across? |
| RIGHTOFCENTER | Somewhat conservative, politically ... and where the first word of 17-, 31-, 43- and 60-Across can literally be found |
| TONGUETIED | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| POTATOHEAD | Toy that can be either Mr. or Mrs . ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| ISH | Across"Give or take" suffix ... that can be added to the end of 18-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across to form a sort of set |
| GOINGOUTONALIMB | Taking a risk, or how the ends of 18-, 23-, 51-, and 62-Across could be described |
| HALFDOME | Granite formation in Yosemite, or what can literally be found on either end of the answers to the starred clues |
| PHOTOFINISH | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| JUMPSTART | Battery boost and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| FLATFINISH | Paint choice ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| GOUNDERCOVER | What narcs may do ... or what can literally be found in three pairs of puzzle answers |
| ACITYONAHILL | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| SPORTSWASHING | Country's use of athletics to distract from rights abuses, and what can literally be found in each starred answer |
| EFFETE | Weak and lifeless half of 18 before Parisian summer (6) |
