| IMPROPERLYSPELLED | Like the answers to the 10 asterisked clues, more often than any other English words, according to a |
| THEMONTHOFMARCH | Period described by the clues and answers to 1- and 72-Across (which are the start and end of a word ladder formed by the answers to the 10 asterisked clues) |
| ROYALST | Golf course in Kent which has hosted the Open more times than any other English course (5,2,7) |
| GEORGES | Golf course in Kent which has hosted the Open more times than any other English course (5,2,7) |
| HONESTY | "Such a lonely word," according to a Billy Joel song |
| ETTU | ' ___ Brute? ' (Julius Caesar's last words, according to Shakespeare) (2,2) |
| FELUCCA | Craft fine cryptic clue, more or less |
| THAT | Eighth-most-common word, according to the Oxford English Corpus |
| LITERAL | Word for word, according to the letter (7) |
| OMNIDIRECTIONAL | Like the answers to eight starred clues ... and a hint as to how to fill them in |
| DOWNANDDIRTY | Done in a quick but effective manner ... or like the answers to the three starred clues? |
| AGELESS | Like someone who appears untouched by time, and like the answers to the starred clues? |
| JOHNNYMERCER | Lyricist born 11/18/1909 who wrote the words to the 10 songs with asterisked clues |
| ONEANDDONE | Like some NBA prospects, or like the answers to the starred clues |
| MIX | Ingredient pack for making dough-based foods, like the answers to the capitalized clues |
| SUPERBOWLSUNDAY | Setting for the answers to the 10 starred clues |
| GOINGFORTHEGOLD | Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 as |
| DRIVEN | Like the answers to the starred clues |
| INTHERED | Owing, like the answers to the starred clues |
| HALFBAKED | Like the answers to this puzzle's 12 asterisked clues? |
