| AIBOHPHOBIA | Fear that might be triggered by the answers to asterisked clues * (11) |
| SCAMALERT | Warning to consumers, or what might be triggered by the starred answers |
| ACHOO | Sound that might be triggered by an allergy |
| SENSORYOVERLOAD | Psychological phenomenon that might be triggered by bright lights or loud noises |
| SANANDREAS | 'The next big one' in earthquakes for California is likely to be triggered by the ... Fault (3,7) |
| PACKSAPUNCH | Is potent, like the answers to asterisked clues in this puzzle (11) |
| WARANDPEACE | Classic novel of 1,000+ pages ... or a hint to the word ladder formed by the answers to the starred |
| THREEINAROW | Hat-trick, and a feature of the answers to asterisked clues (5,2,1,3) |
| TIMESSQUARE | Ball-dropping site, or what is formed by the answers to starred clues? |
| NUTALLERGIES | They might be triggered by almond milk |
| TRIPLECROWN | What was won by the answer to each capitalized clue |
| TROJANHORSE | Piece of malware inadvertently triggered by a computer user giving access to an intruder (6,5) |
| SPEEDCAMERA | Roadside device triggered by fast cars (5,6) |
| BODYCAMERA | Law enforcement tool that may be triggered by a sken |
| KEEPMEPOSTED | "I want to stay informed!," or what might be said by the answers to the starred clues? |
| TRUNKS | The common connection shared by the answers to the asterisked clues |
| REDALERT | It may be triggered by a decloaking warbird |
| HAMMER | Word that can follow the ends of the answers to asterisked clues |
| POOL | Parlor game, and word that can follow the last word of the answers to asterisked clues |
| FIVEGUYS | Burger chain hinted at by the beginnings of the answers to asterisked clues (8) |
