| WALTS | Disney et al., or, when added to the starts of the starred answers, a 1965 musical (listen!) |
| HARUMSCARUM | US release title of a 1965 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Mary Ann Mobley (5,6) |
| MAN | It forms a superhero when added to the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| RAZOR | Tool used to give the starts of the starred answers a 17-Across? |
| PREFIX | Something added to the start of a word - title before a name (6) |
| KYM | ___ Karath actress who plays Gretl the youngest of the von Trapp children in the 1965 musical drama film The Sound of Music |
| CARR | Charmian ___ actress who plays Liesl the oldest of the von Trapp children in the 1965 musical drama film The Sound of Music |
| COKEISIT | Pop slogan of 1982, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| BEACHFRONT | Coastal strip of land, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| EARTHQUAKEDRILL | Practice exercise for a seismic event, and a hint to the starts of the starred clues' answers |
| DOWNSIZES | Scales back, or a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| BIRDSDOIT | Lyric in a Porter song that ends "Let's fall in love," and a hint to the starts of the starred answe |
| CLOCKFACES | Their third hands are their second hands, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| CANOPENER | Soup preparer's need, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| BEARDOWN | Put in extra effort, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| ZERO | A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number (4) |
| JULIEANDREWS | Actress who plays the protagonist Maria in the 1965 musical drama film The Sound of Music: 2 wds. |
| NORMAVARDEN | Actress who plays the housekeeper Frau Schmidt in the 1965 musical drama film The Sound of Music: 2 wds. |
| HAIREXTENSIONS | Weaves, or what the starts of the starred answers are, in a way |
| BUZZWORDS | Snazzy jargon, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
