| IFIWEREYOU | Lead-in to a bit of advice, and a hint as to how 17-, 24-, 37- and 45-Across might arise |
| DISTRIBUTE | Give out second piece of advice, and one's praise (10) |
| RAINOUT | Unwanted outcome for a sports match...and a hint as to how to make sense of twelve across answers in this puzzle |
| OMNIDIRECTIONAL | Like the answers to eight starred clues ... and a hint as to how to fill them in |
| EVERYTHINGBUT | Musicians Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, and a hint as to how to enter answers to asterisked clues * (13) |
| IHEARD | Lead-in to a bit of gossip |
| IFEAR | Lead-in to a bit of bad news |
| ALAS | Lead-in to a bit of sad news |
| ADDALITTLEPUNCH | Liven up, with "to" (and a hint to how 17-, 27- and 44-Across were created) |
| IXNAY | Slangy turndown, and a hint to how 17-, 22-, 32-, 47- and 51-Across are formed |
| PAININTHEBEHIND | Annoyance ... and a hint to how 17-, 26- and 44-Across are formed? |
| AFTERLIFE | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| FOOTNOTES | What the ends of 17-, 28-, and 45-Across might direct you to look at |
| OPPOSITEDAY | Period when everything is backwards ... and where the starts of 20-, 27- and 45-Across might be found? |
| CLUEIN | Drop a hint as to what you think this is - something fashionable (4,2) |
| CLUE | A hint as to what this is |
| TRADESECRET | E.g. how 17 managed to call everywhere in street ___ and cared (sort of)? (5,6) |
| PICTURE | Call to mind a bit of advice about crossing Cambodia's principal river (7) |
| ADMONISH | Head 'Mon' is here to offer a bit of advice (8) |
| APPOINTER | A bit of advice in hearing for commissioner? |
