| GREEKLETTERS | Parts of sorority names ... or the ends of the starred entries, in two ways? |
| DOCS | Entries in two Oscar categories, slangily |
| SWEETHEART | Darling head of sorority, pint-sized, with the paintings (10) |
| FINISH | The last coat of paint or touch of veneer; the aftertaste of beer or wine; polish and refinement in social graces; surface texture of cloth or wood; or, the end of a hunt or a race (6) |
| HORSERACE | What the puzzle's title refers to; the first parts of the starred entries, in clue order, give the order of the top three finishers |
| HOST | Emcee: the circled letters of the starred entries, in clue order, spell out the name of the late star of the puzzle's title show |
| SOLE | Underside or bottom of a boot, clubhead, foot, oven or plough; the floor of a ship's cabin; or, the end of the chanter of a set of bagpipes (4) |
| BOOKENDS | They keep spines upright ... or the first and last two letters of the starred clues' answers, in two ways? |
| UCLA | College home of the title team; the initial sounds of the starred entries, in clue order, spell it out |
| FEEFIFOFUM | Fairy tale chant from a giant ... or the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| THREEINAROW | The first sounds of the starred entries, in clue order, give the name of a pencil-and-paper game. This is what's needed to win |
| EVERYTHING | "The works": the last words of the starred entries, in clue order, provide a clue to a similar phrase |
| FLIPPEDOVER | Went crazy for, or what the starred answers' indicated parts are, in two ways? |
| CPR | The initial sounds of the starred entries, in clue order, give you this lifesaving skill |
| CBS | Major network identified by the first sounds of the starred entries, in clue order |
| RSVP | Abbreviation for this puzzle's title: the first sounds of the starred entries, in clue order, provide another clue |
| STUMPS | Tortillons used for softening hard edges or blending tones in works of art created with chalk, charcoal, Conte crayon, pastel or pencil; or, the end of a day's play in cricket (6) |
| REGISTER | Range of a voice or instrument; or, a record of attendance, list of names, or a book of such entries (8) |
| RECITAL | A public performance by a soloist or duettists in a programme of music; an enumeration or listing of connected facts, figures, events or names; or, a narration of a story (7) |
| DROPTHEBALL | *Make a mistake ... and what the answers to the starred clues do, in two ways? |
