| TIGHTENDS | Football linemen, or an apt description of the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| DOVETAILS | Fits together nicely . . . or a description of the last words of the starred clues' answers, when read in order? |
| KIDFRIENDLY | Suitable for the whole family, or an apt description of the first words of the answers to the starre |
| ALAMODE | Fashionable, or an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| COOLWEATHER | Feature of early spring and late fall, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| NOSETOTAIL | Waste-free diet ... and the progression of the last words of the starred clues' answers |
| WHOVILLE | Town targeted by the Grinch, and an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| IMDOWN | "Count me in!," or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| INTHEZONE | Focused and feeling unstoppable, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| MADEOFSTONE | Cold-hearted, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| WHATABOUTISM | Rhetorical strategy of countering an accusation with another accusation, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| EGOCENTRIC | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
| SWINGSET | Playground fixture, or an apt description of the beginnings of the starred clues |
| TONEDOWN | Make milder, or an apt description of the ends of the starred answers |
| BUILDUP | Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue |
| COMEONDOWN | "The Price Is Right" signature phrase, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| WINTERGARDEN | Broadway theater dating back to 1911, or an apt description of the starred answers |
| HOLDWATER | Be logical... or what the last words of the answers to the five starred clues can do? |
| CASHUPFRONT | Seller's assurance of payment, and a hint to what the last words of the answers to starred clues can |
| TALKINGSHOP | Discussing the job with colleagues, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues seem to |
