| AGELESS | Like someone who appears untouched by time, and like the answers to the starred clues? |
| ROBOT | Someone who appears to have no emotions (5) |
| BRIGHTSPARK | Someone who appears (irritatingly?) clever (6,5) |
| GIRLCRAZY | Like many a teen boy ... and like the starts of the answers to starred clues? |
| OMNIDIRECTIONAL | Like the answers to eight starred clues ... and a hint as to how to fill them in |
| ONEANDDONE | Like some NBA prospects, or 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 |
| DOWNANDDIRTY | Done in a quick but effective manner ... or like the answers to the three starred clues? |
| FIRST | Leading ... and like the words in this puzzle's starred clues that will help you solve the meta |
| DRIVEN | Like the answers to the starred clues |
| INTHERED | Owing, like the answers to the starred clues |
| GOESOUTWITHABANG | Finishes in grand style, like the answers to the starred clues? |
| TWOFORONE | Good deal, like the answers to the starred clues |
| XRATED | Like the answers to starred clues before they were edited for content? |
| MIX | Ingredient pack for making dough-based foods, like the answers to the capitalized clues |
| FABRIC | "And, like the baseless ____ of this vision / The cloud-capped towers ..." (The Tempest) |
| SPUNAROUND | Like the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| PACKSAPUNCH | Is potent, like the answers to asterisked clues in this puzzle (11) |
| ALLSHOOKUP | No.1 hit for the subject of the new biopic Elvis-and like the letters in ELVIS in one word of each theme entry |
| PRELAW | Like some students at this university (and like the letters you need) |
