| FRIENDLYGHOST | Casper, notably (... first 2 letters + the last 3 letters) |
| TRIPLESCOOP | Tall order at an ice cream parlor (... first 2 letters + the last 3 letters) |
| POKESAROUND | Investigates (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| WILDPITCH | Uncatchable throw from the mound (... first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| INQUIRINGABOUT | Showing interest regarding (In this clue's answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| CAMEINHANDY | *Proved useful (In this clue's answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| HOUSEMONEY | You may play with it at a casino (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| CHAINSTORE | Mall anchor, often (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| SPOILERFREE | Giving nothing away (In this answer, note the first 2: letters + the last 3) |
| NOISELEVEL | Something kept down in a library (In this clue's answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| TOSAYTHELEAST | "And that's an understatement" (... first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| CLAMPDOWN | Enforce something more strictly (... first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| COUPLEGOALS | Hashtag for a picture showing a perfect relationship (... first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| LOSESSTEAM | Falls far behind the race leader, perhaps (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| BUDABBOTT | "Who's on First?" comic (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| VAGUENOTIONS | Nebulous ideas (... the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| LIGHTOPERA | "The Mikado," e.g. (... first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| PIZZASTONE | Baking apparatus for crispier crust (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters) |
| GALAXYRING | Samsung device worn on a finger (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters) |
| BAJAFRESH | Tex-Mex chain (In this clue's answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
