| ONEANDDONE | Like some NBA prospects, or like the answers to the starred clues |
| DOWNANDDIRTY | Done in a quick but effective manner ... or like the answers to the three starred clues? |
| PLANTBASED | Like a meatless diet ... or like the answers to 3-, 7-, 10-, and 24-Down? |
| STOCKTAKE | Word for an act of recording an inventory of the goods or merchandise held by a business, thus a reassessment of one's current progress, prospects or situation (9) |
| UNDOING | Ruining the prospects or reputation? (7) |
| AGELESS | Like someone who appears untouched by time, and like the answers to the starred clues? |
| OMNIDIRECTIONAL | Like the answers to eight starred clues ... and a hint as to how to fill them in |
| INTHERED | Owing, like the answers to the starred clues |
| GOESOUTWITHABANG | Finishes in grand style, like the answers to the starred clues? |
| IMPROPERLYSPELLED | Like the answers to the 10 asterisked clues, more often than any other English words, according to a |
| DRIVEN | Like the answers to the starred clues |
| SPUNAROUND | Like the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| XRATED | Like the answers to starred clues before they were edited for content? |
| HALFBAKED | Like the answers to this puzzle's 12 asterisked clues? |
| BOTTLEDUP | Suppressed ... or like the ends of the starred clues' answers, perhaps? |
| AIRPORT | Like the answer to each asterisked clue, Louis Armstrong or John Wayne? (7) |
| SINGULAR | Atypical ... or like the first word in the answer to 18-, 24-, 51- or 62- Across |
| IDEALLYSUITED | Perfectly qualified, or like the people in the starred clues? |
| ARCH | Curved shape like some bridges have or like the top of some doorways (4) |
| VIEW | From the Latin meaning "to see", a prospect or sight of something such open countryside or other natural scenery; or, a work of art or a photograph depicting thus (4) |
