| TALKINGSHOP | Discussing the job with colleagues, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues seem to |
| CITYBLOCK | Urban square ... or what the answers to the pairs of starred clues seem to have between them? |
| PAPERBACK | Softcover book, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues can have |
| CASHUPFRONT | Seller's assurance of payment, and a hint to what the last words of the answers to starred clues can |
| GETBENT | Bart Simpson catchphrase, and what the last words of the starred clues' answers can do |
| PHOTOFINISH | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| HOLDWATER | Be logical... or what the last words of the answers to the five starred clues can do? |
| HIGHEND | Deluxe ... or what the last words of the answers to the starred clues can be |
| SETFORLIFE | Having financial freedom ... and, literally, what the last words of the answers to starred clues comprise |
| GETLOST | "Scram!" ... and what the last words in the starred clues' answers often do |
| SONGS | Pieces of rock? ... and what the last words of 10 answers in this puzzle represent |
| JOINFORCES | Team up ... or, literally, what the last words of the answers to starred clues can do |
| INREVERSE | One way to drive ... and what the last word of each starred clue really means |
| ENDGAME | Chess match climax, and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can have |
| FALLBACK | "Spring forward" partner (a reminder for November 5th) ... and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can literally have |
| DEPART | What the last words of eight key answers in this puzzle are slangy synonyms of |
| PICNICS | Has lunch in The Park with leaders of Parties in Coalition from Northern Ireland, with colleagues on both sides (7) |
| BUMPHEADS | Disagree ... or, literally, what the last words of 18-, 23-, 35-, and 49- Across can be |
| SPOILERALERT | Movie reviewer's warning ... or what the last words of each starred answer can be? |
| SPEKE | A colleague (and later rival) of Richard Burton in the quest for the source of Nile (5) |
