| SEASCORPION | Extinct marine arthropod (In this answer, note the first 4 letters + the last 2 letters) |
| COURTHOUSE | *Place to argue a case (In this clue's answer, note the first 4 letters + the last 2) |
| SQUAREYARD | Apt unit of lawn size (In this answer, note the first 4 letters + the last letter) |
| SNUG | Like an arthropod in a carpet |
| TRILOBITE | Arthropod in many fossils |
| PARTOWNER | One with "a piece of the pie," perhaps (In this clue's answer, note the first four letters and the last three) |
| RANDOMIZED | Lacking order (In this answer, note the first four letters) |
| EPICENTER | *Point above a quake's origin (Note the first four letters of each starred clue's answer) |
| INSECT | Honeybee, ladybird, butterfly or dragonfly, any one of the arthropods in a group that comprises around 90 per cent of all animal life on Earth (6) |
| YEAROFTHEDRAGON | 2024 or 2036, in the Chinese zodiac (... first 4 letters + the last letter) |
| USAFOOTBALL | Org. that sponsored the annual athletic event for youths seen in the first 4 letters of the *clue answers |
| GREENJUICE | Healthy drink (... first 4 letters + the last 2) |
| PLANETARIUM | Theater where you can see all the biggest stars? (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters) |
| SLEEPINGGIANT | Latent powerhouse (... first 4 letters + the last letter) |
| SCAREDSTIFF | Terrified (... first 4 letters + the last letter) |
| BOARDINGPASS | *Important American document? (... first 4 letters + the last 3) |
| GRAPHICTEE | Shirt with a design (... first 4 letters + the last letter) |
| ZEROTOHERO | Overnight sensation's trajectory (the last 2 letters in this answer ...) |
| NEMESES | Archenemies (note the last 2 letters of this clue's answer ...) |
| DRIP | What melting icicles do (Note the last 2 letters of this answer + ...) |
