| HAIRSALON | Permanent place, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| FIRESIDES | Warm, cozy places ... and a hint to what can precede both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| BACKLOT | Studio filming place, and a hint to the starred answers hidden figurative synonyms |
| BACKBURNER | Low-priority place, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| HOMEISWHERETHEHEARTIS | Phrase about feeling a strong connection to a particular place, and a hint for substituting letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| PUT | Place, and a fitting follower to the endings of the starred entries |
| WORLDWIDEWEB | Surfers' place and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| TEDDANSON | Star of The Good Place and A Man On The Inside (3,6) |
| NOMADIC | Lifestyle of having no permanent place of settlement, travelling to different places periodically (7) |
| BRINGUPTOSPEED | Loop in, and a hint to the progression found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| HITPARADE | List of popular songs ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| ALTERNATETAKES | Different points of view ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| UGLY | "Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ____ mathematics" (GH Hardy) |
| THINKTANK | Research institute ... or, when read as a direction, a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| SIMMONDS | Actress who played Evelyn's deaf daughter Regan in A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II Millicent ___ (8) |
| LONDON | 2012 Olympics locale, with a hint to the ends of the answers to the six starred clues |
| ARREST | Run in, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| SAYCHEESE | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| ECOMMERCE | Online business, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| LIFEPARTNER | Significant other, often, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
