| ANNIVERSARY | Occasion associated with the starts of |
| TOE | Digit associated with the starts of this puzzle's five longest answers |
| PASSENGERFLIGHT | Trip associated with the starts of seven answers in this puzzle |
| RIVERTHAMES | Watercourse associated with the starts of eight long answers in this puzzle |
| SMOKE | Word that can combine with the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| AHOPSKIPANDAJUMP | Trivial distance, or what can be paired, in order, with the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| HEADLIGHT | Night driving need, and what can go with the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| ATIME | A singular occasion associated with many relations (see 26A) |
| ACUTABOVE | Superior to ... and what can go with the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24- |
| UPON | A singular occasion associated with many relations (4,4,1,4) |
| ONCE | A singular occasion associated with many relations (4,4,1,4) |
| THEATRICAL | Actor with the start of collywobbles during a rehearsal |
| EGOTISM | It goes up with the start of my self-love |
| OCCIDENTAL | Accidental mistake with the start of western (10) |
| PASTA | Wheat shaped history with the start of agriculture |
| BALM | Laboratory comes up with the start of mysterious ointment (4) |
| STRUCTURE | Form certain to accept short setback with the start of term (9) |
| PAINT | Father at home with the start of a temperature ___ put a coat on! (5) |
| YEAROF | With The, start of a Pulitzer-finalist Didion title (4,2) |
| PLATO | He's a lot involved with the start of philosophy (5) |
