| DOVETAILS | Fits together nicely . . . or a description of the last words of the starred clues' answers, when read in order? |
| MESHES | Fits together nicely |
| STACKED | Arranged nicely, or unfairly |
| TIGHTENDS | Football linemen, or an apt description of the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| NOSETOTAIL | Waste-free diet ... and the progression of the last words of the starred clues' answers |
| MIXEDGREENS | Salad choice, and a description of the first words of the starred clues' answers |
| SILENTPARTNER | Investor with a limited role ... or the unpronounced letters in the first words of the starred clues' answers, collectively? |
| SWINGSET | Playground equipment ... or a description of the first words of the starred clues? |
| MIXEDFRUIT | Sweet snack, and a description of the first words of the starred answers |
| ITSJUSTAPHASE | Parental comment about a teen's rebelliousness, and a hint to the last words of the starred answers |
| FAIRYTALEENDING | Grimm fate? ... and a hint to the last words of the starred clues' answers |
| AFTERDARK | *When night owls thrive, or where the last words of the starred answers can go |
| TRYTRYAGAIN | Conclusion leading to perseverance, or a hint to the last words of the starred answers? |
| MAKEMONEY | Turn a profit ... or what it sounds like the first two words of the starred clues' answers do? |
| SILENTAUCTION | Fundraising event ... or what's spelled out in the last words of the starred clues' answers |
| EVERYTHING | "The works": the last words of the starred entries, in clue order, provide a clue to a similar phrase |
| EXCHANGERATES | Money-converting numbers, and a hint to the last words of the starred answers |
| PUTONESFOOTINIT | Say the wrong thing, or what to do with the first words of the starred answers |
| LEADBELLY | *"Goodnight, Irene" singer (Note: The first words of the starred clues' answers form a sequence) |
| TEALEAVES | *Bits steeped in a bag (Theme hint: Say the first words of the starred clues' answers in order) |
