| SEAANIMAL | Category whose name becomes that of an example of the category when you combine the first word and the last letter of the second word |
| BOSC | Fruit variety whose name becomes that of an artist when you add an H to the end |
| UNIONJACK | Flag you get when you combine the crosses of St Andrew, St George and St Patrick (5,4) |
| ABBA | Group whose name combines the first letters of its members' names |
| POE | This author's surname is one letter short of an example of his work |
| INVISIBLEHAND | Unseen market force, or a hint to what can follow each starred answer's first word and precede its last word |
| SEEMEAFTERCLASS | Ominous request from a teacher ... or a hint to the first words (and following letters!) of 17-, 26- and 43-Across |
| ARNDT | Who wrote in her book Private Lives (1986) : "When you combine wife, mother, career and all, each ro |
| PERU | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| JEANRENO | French actor whose name becomes that of a French director when IR is added to the end |
| FANTASIA | With 24-Across: American nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "The Color Purple"; she lost, but really should've won since she was the only actor nominated in any category whose name conta |
| ROSE | Tudor -; emblem of England that combines the red flower of Lancaster and the white flower of York (4) |
| HILO | City name that, when hyphenated, becomes that of a poker variant |
| ALLSPICE | Dried aromatic fruit of the tropical American tree Pimenta diocia, said to combine the flavours of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg (8) |
| TMAX | Kodak black-and-white film brand whose name becomes a department store if you insert a J and append an X |
| HECATE | Greek goddess whose name becomes a Mexican beer if you change the first letter to T |
| MRQUEZ | His epic tale of seven generations is an example of the genre of magical realism |
| SAGAR | Ramanand, whose name contains the category of serial(s) he used to make for TV |
| EPIC | An example of the first characters of English poetry illustrating courage (4) |
| RECOVERY | ____ position, that of an unconscious patient lain on the floor when receiving first aid (8) |
