| MAKETHEBED | Complete a morning chore, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue can do |
| GOONAHEAD | "Don't wait for me to proceed" ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue can do? |
| JOINTHECLUB | "You're not alone," and what the first word in the answer to each starred clue can do |
| DRESS | Do a morning chore |
| GARGLED | Did a morning chore |
| EYEOPENER | Shock to the system, and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| DEADEND | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| LEADINGQUESTION | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| DEEPEND | Pool diving area ... and, literally, what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| LOBSTERTAIL | The "surf" of surf and turf, often, or what the first word of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| DIAMONDBACK | Phoenix-based ballplayer, and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| RUNNINGMATE | Vice presidential hopeful, and what the first part of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| STUFFIT | "Shut up already!" ... or what you can do to the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| TRIMLEVEL | Options package for a new car, and what can be found at the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| MIXEDSALAD | Green course ... and what the start of each answer to the starred clues is? |
| ENDGAME | Chess match climax, and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can have |
| KICKSTARTER | Foot-operated mechanism on a motorcycle, and what the first word in each answer to a starred clue can be |
| CHANCEENCOUNTER | Bumping into someone, say ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue can have? |
| YOUTHGROUP | Ministry community for religious teens, and what the answer to each starred clue can be called |
| BANDLEADER | Musical conductor ... and, literally, what the start of each answer to a starred clue is |
