| ECHOLOCATION | Nature's sonar, and what varies in the answers to the starred clues? |
| ECHOES | From a natural mountain, parrot, bat and cave to an electronic device, sonar and microphone delay, this mimicking entity exhibits palilalia and reflects a sound wave (6) |
| LIFEHACKS | Tricks to improve productivity, and the tricks used to form the answers to the starred clues? |
| STOCKEXCHANGE | Wall Street site, and what happened in order to form the answers to the starred clues? |
| DOWNINFRONT | "You're blocking the view!," and what is needed to complete the answers to the starred clues? |
| GOLAST | Have the final turn, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| RISEANDFALL | Move like tides and stock prices, or what the hidden words do in the answers to the starred clues? |
| COMEDANCING | Kinks hit about the local palais, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| ISNTTHATSPECIAL | Snarky response to a boast, and what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| THEVOICE | NBC singing competition that completed its 29th season in 2026, or what appears to get louder at the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| TAKETHAT | "So there!" ... or what you can do to the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| BODYLANGUAGE | Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| SAMESEXCOUPLES | Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| GARDENVARIETY | Run-of-the-mill, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| HOLDONTOYOURHAT | "Get ready!" ... or what to do upon hearing the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| CHEXMIX | Savory party snack, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| CHAOSMAGIC | Power that enables the Scarlet Witch to rewrite reality, and a hidden feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| THEVIBESAREOFF | "This doesn't feel right," and what can be said about some letters in the answers to the starred clues? |
| WHOVILLE | Town targeted by the Grinch, and an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| WILDFLOWERS | Colorful elements of a meadow, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues? |
