| LOST | Mystery series, characters from which appear at the end of 17- and 62-Across, and 11-, 19-, 24-, and 30-Down |
| SEDGE | A plant which appears at the edges (5) |
| PEPPER | Pelt that may be 11, 19 across, or 26 (6) |
| GAP | Space filled at 17- and 62- Across and 11- and 28- |
| CONTROL | Bad thing to be out of? (and a follower of the last parts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 28-Down) |
| HADRONS | They're composed of quarks (particles whose six flavors appear at the ends of the asterisked entries) |
| STORM | Weather worry, and a hint to the ends of 17- and 62-Across, and 11- and 29-Down |
| IONS | Charged particles appear at the end of the restrictions (4) |
| CRACKER | Word that can follow the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| TIME | Word that can precede the first word of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| GETA | Words that may precede the first words of 18-, 40- and 62- Across and 3- and 32- |
| DOTTEDLINE | It may appear at the end of a contract |
| FINIS | What word might appear at the end of a film? (5) |
| CURTAINCALL | Summons to appear at the end of a performance (7,4) |
| ASKING | Enquiring how Aragorn appears at the end of The Lord of the Rings (6) |
| OUTCROPS | Parts of rock formations or mineral veins that appear at the surface of the earth (8) |
| RIVER | Blue line on a map, eight of which appear in the answers to the starred clues |
| SHOES | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| BROWN | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| EMERGE | Appear at the end to join force with someone (6) |
