| PRESIDENTSDAY | February occasion, some of whose honorees can be found in the answers to the five starred clues |
| VALENTINESDAY | Cards, red roses or chocolates are sent to express affection on this February occasion (10,3) |
| NEWYEARSDAY | Occasion some face with resolution (3,5,2) |
| JUGBAND | *Where the starts of the answers to the five starred clues can all be found |
| HOLDWATER | Be logical ... or what the last words of the answers to the five starred clues can do? |
| EYE | Storm center ... or, phonetically, letter that can precede the ends of the answers to the five starred clues to spell popular devices |
| SAYCHEESE | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| JAYZ | Rapper whose name hints at the extremities of the answers to the five starred clues |
| BUTTERFLY | Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| ITSATRAP | Warning cry ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues |
| AGES | A very long time ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| PRNDL | Quintet representing the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| RECCENTER | Community sports facility ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| TBS | Cable channel ... with a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| BREAKINGBAD | AMC series starring Bryan Cranston, and a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| HALLOWEEN | Occasion for the answers to the five starred clues |
| LOWKEY | Casual ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| PLANETS | Etymological origins of the answers to the five starred clues |
| PASTTENSE | Like either word in the answers to the five starred clues |
| ANTS | "Marchers" through the answers to the five starred clues |
