| WATERFRONT | Harbor area, or a hint to what can precede either half of each starred answer? |
| OUTOF | Lacking, or what can precede either half of 18-, 36- and 56-Across |
| AHEADOFTIME | Early, or a hint to where each half of each starred answer can be found |
| TRANQUILLITYBASIN | Harbor area near Lake Placid? |
| FIRST | Word that can precede each half of each starred clue's answer |
| KEEP | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| HOME | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| DOUBLEHEADER | Ballpark marathon, or hint to what can precede both parts of each starred answer |
| PAIROFCARDS | Initial blackjack hand, or what can follow both parts of each starred answer? |
| THEXFACTOR | Hard-to-define element, or a hint to what can precede each last word in answers to starred clues |
| SUPERCOUPLE | Jay-Z and Beyonce, for one ... or a hint to what can precede both words of each starred clue's answer |
| DEADAHEAD | Directly in your path, or a hint to what can precede each starred answer's first word |
| DOUBLETAKE | Surprised reaction ... or a hint to what can precede both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| WALKBACK | Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer |
| STONEWALL | 1969 LGTBQ+ uprising site ... or any side of this grid, based on a word that can follow each starred answer? |
| AIR | Word that can precede either part of each starred clue's answer |
| WINEREGION | Napa Valley, e.g., or a feature of each starred answer? |
| FIRESIDES | Warm, cozy places ... and a hint to what can precede both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| POWERPLAY | Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues |
| DOUBLETIME | Holiday pay rate, perhaps, and a hint to what can follow each word of each starred answer |
