| FOREFATHER | Ancestor ... or what the first word of seven answers in this puzzle can have? |
| YESTERDAY | Title song lyric followed by the first words of seven answers in this puzzle |
| TELEVISIONREMOTE | Device on which you might see the first words of seven answers in this puzzle |
| MISSINGLINK | Hypothetical human ancestor, or what connects the two words of each starred answer |
| SAN | First word of seven California county names |
| PIECES | Jigsaw puzzles can have 1,000 or more |
| MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE | Popular action film franchise ... or what trying to find the item in this puzzle can be described as |
| BROOKE | One of the people who put a secret third thing in this puzzle - can you find it? |
| WILL | One of the people who put a secret third thing in this puzzle - can you find it? |
| UNDERTHEHOOD | Where nine key words in this puzzle can be found |
| JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by "The" |
| NOCLUE | "Haven't the foggiest!" ... or, when the first two letters are put at the end, an essential part of seven answers in this puzzle |
| FOLLOWTHECROWD | What the starts of seven answers in this puzzle might do? |
| LOBSTERTAIL | The "surf" of surf and turf, often, or what the first word of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| PASSENGERFLIGHT | Trip associated with the starts of seven answers in this puzzle |
| EDITMENUS | Option lists that might include the starts of seven answers in this puzzle |
| OFFCENTER | Misaligned ... or, literally, a perfectly aligned aspect of seven answers in this puzzle |
| SANDWICHSHOP | Its menu might include the ends of seven answers in this puzzle |
| BANDAIDSOLUTION | Temporary fix or a description of seven answers in this puzzle |
| TRIBE | One of the "three" phyles of the ancient Romans; a people or clan claiming a common ancestor; or, a group in the classification of animals (5) |
