| FRENCHCHEF | Julia Child's PBS show, with "The" ... or one associated with the answers to the starred clues |
| CANADA | Place associated with the answers to the starred clues |
| NOVA | PBS show with episodes about tornadoes and catacombs and the like |
| ALIBABA | Great boxer associated with graduates - or one associated with thieves (3,4) |
| WHO | Band, with "The" or "The Guess" |
| MALTESEFALCON | Bogart film (with "The"), or island raptor? |
| SCHOOL | With 1-Across, university in downtown NYC, with "The"... or with 23-Across, traditional |
| PESSIMIST | One who identifies with the answers to the starred Down clues |
| OPTIMIST | One who identifies with the answers to the starred Across clues |
| HOUSES | Vietnamese leader takes advantage of dwellings that can be combined with the answers to the nine starred clues (6) |
| WATER | With the answer below, dilute ... and a hint to the four longest answers |
| RAPHAEL | Crack empty nut - the famous one associated with the Renaissance (7) |
| PHRASED | Put out of pub, ancient one associated with The Sun's top journalist |
| RESPONDENT | Wrongly pretend son is the one with the answers (10) |
| IDIOTIC | "Absurd" tag one associated with the Listener |
| HIGHWAYMAN | One associated with the command “Stand and deliver!” |
| OSIRIS | “Very large flower” one associated with the Nile? |
| ANTIDEPRESSANTS | Pain starts and needs to be dealt with -- the answer must be drugs (15) |
| LEMONADE | Get help, we hear, with the answer - it's conducive to sobriety |
| SALESTALK | Stakes all to come up with the answer! Caveat emptor! (5,4) |
