| TWOTRUTHSANDALIE | Ice-breaker activity involving three claims, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues literally are |
| BUCKETLIST | Wishes of a lifetime, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues form at a chicken restaurant? |
| FOLLOWINGORDERS | Doing as told, in the military ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues can literally have? |
| GRANDOPENING | Ribbon-cutting event, or what the starts of the answers to starred clues can have |
| HANDSDOWN | Without a doubt ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues are? |
| HAIREXTENSIONS | Weaves, or what the starts of the starred answers are, in a way |
| OPENINGDAY | Start of the baseball season ... or what the start of each starred clue is? |
| RELIC | What's left of the right is left in the ice-breaker (5) |
| LIENS | Claims or rights given to a creditor to secure payment of a debt. (5) |
| STARBURSTS | Patterns of lines radiating from light sources; or, periods of intense galactic activity involving the formation of stellar objects (10) |
| PASSABLE | Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50- Across are |
| SPELLOUT | Explain in detail or what the starts of 19-, 26- and 46- Across do, phonetically? |
| CHERIE | Name of the woman boarding the ice-breaker |
| COLDHANDS | The warm-hearted crew of the ice-breaker? (4,5) |
| YACHTING | Boating activity involving leisure cruises, regattas or sporting events such as the King's Cup or the Fastnet Race (8) |
| TURDUCKEN | Cajun dish involving three types of poultry (and pretty high on the of "worst food names ever") * |
| COTERIE | Turning again to take the ice-breaker round in a circle (7) |
| CRAFT | A skilled trade or its collective artisans; a creative activity involving handiwork such as embroidery or pottery; or, a boat or ship (5) |
| WAIVERS | Voluntary relinquishments of certain claims or rights (7) |
| ALLEGATIONS | Claims or assertions that someone did something illegal or wrong (11) |
