| WINTRYMIX | Perilous forecast for travelers, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| MIDDLESEAT | Likely spot for a procrastinating traveler, and a feature of the starred answers |
| EXOTICPORTS | World travelers and wine connoisseurs? |
| INSURERS | Prudential, Travelers, and others |
| DATACORRUPTION | Reason for a broken digital file, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| TWISTOFLIME | Tart garnish for a drink, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| OUTSIDEHELP | Assistance from a tutor, say...or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| BACKBURNER | Low-priority place, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| INSIDELANE | Advantageous position in some races, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| BREAKTIME | Workplace respite, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| BREAKSUPTHEBAND | Upsets many music fans, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| ARTAPPRECIATION | Class where you may discover a painter, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| COSTUMECHANGES | Dressing room switches, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| WARPDRIVE | Theoretical spacecraft system, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| PUNCHINGDOWN | Belittling the less powerful, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| TAXBREAKS | April boons, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| PAGETURNER | Read you can't put down, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| APPLETURNOVER | Triangular fruit pastry, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| MIXEDGRILL | Dish with numerous meats, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| INSIDEMAN | Certain spy, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |