| THEDOORS | Jim Morrison's group, and a hint to each part of the answers to 17-, 23-, and 56-Across, as well as |
| PARTYON | Continue with the fun, and a hint to each part of the answers to starred clues |
| BOW | With 61-Down, accessory worn by 19-/21-, 26-/29-, 45-/49- and 54-/56-Across, as depicted four times in this puzzle's grid |
| ATALEOFTWOCITIES | Dickens novel with the 56-Across as its backdrop |
| INNERCIRCLE | Small, influential group ... and a hint to the word hidden in each answer to a starred clue |
| SEVENSEAS | Global group, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| MARKMYWORDS | "Remember what I said!" ... and a hint to what can follow each part of the answers to starred clues |
| FRINGEELEMENTS | Radical members of a group, and a hint to the circled letters |
| PHOTOFINISH | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| FIRSTSTATE | Delaware's nickname, or a hint to 17-, 23- and 54- Across |
| MARINECORPS | "Semper fi" group...and a phonetic hint to the middles of the starred clues' answers |
| ITSADATE | "I'm there!" ... and hint to the first part of the answers to starred clues |
| INXS | "Need You Tonight" rock group, and a hint to the theme of this puzzle |
| STIRUPDRAMA | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| BLACKANDWHITE | Clear-cut, and what each part of the answers to the starred clues can follow, respectively |
| WRIGHTBAY | Antarctica body of water named after a Canadian physicist and polar explorer (b.1887 - d.1975) whose last name is part of the answer (Hint! His first and middle names are Charles Seymour): 2 wds. |
| POTATOHEAD | Toy that can be either Mr. or Mrs . ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| PAPERTRAIL | What an auditor examines, or what either part of the answer to each of the starred clues can be |
| RUNNINGMATE | Vice presidential hopeful, and what the first part of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| BUILDUP | Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue |
