| RAINBOWCONNECTION | 1979 Top 40 hit sung by Kermit the Frog ... and what you'll need to join both halves of this puzzle |
| FISHORCUTBAIT | Line to the indecisive, and what you'll need to add in order to complete some lines in this puzzle |
| GREEN | "It's Not Easy Being ___" (song sung by Kermit the Frog & friends) |
| ONEOFF | Unique European joins both cricket sides (3,3) |
| CRATCHIT | Bob played by Kermit the Frog in "The Muppet Christmas Carol" |
| BOBCRATCHIT | Film character #3 (played by Kermit the Frog in 1992) |
| GATHER | Become aware of the need to join together (6) |
| EDENTATE | Sloth, say, ruined need to join gallery (8) |
| CREEP | The year 2025 is upon us, and the 20th and 25th letters of the alphabet are T and Y, so our theme today is celebs with the initials TY. First up: Radiohead hit sung by Thom Yorke |
| DOUBLEDOUBLE | Classic Tim Hortons order ... and a reference to both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| DOUBLETAKE | Surprised reaction ... or a hint to what can precede both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| HENSON | Creator of Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog |
| MUPPETS | Jim Henson's puppets, Kermit the frog and Miss Piggy are among the most memorable ones |
| BOYOHBOY | "Wow!" ... and a hint to both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| BODYBUILDING | Weightlifter's pursuit ... or a hint to both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| CAPER | The Great Muppett -, 1981 musical heist comedy starring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy (5) |
| FABLE | Aesop's The Tortoise And The Hare or The Frog And The Ox (5) |
| HOMER | Greek poet to whom the Iliad, Odyssey and Batrachomyomachia (Battle of the Frogs and Mice) are traditionally attributed (5) |
| ARISTOPHANES | The Knights, The Frogs and The Wasps are among the plays of which Ancient Greek comic playwright? (12) |
| LIVINLAVIDALOCA | Ricky Martin hit sung by Puss in Boots and Donkey at the end of "Shrek 2" |
