| BLACKCATS | Pets also known as voids ... or parts of the starred clues' answers |
| GUINEAPIG | Pet also known as a cavy |
| APOSTLES | Last supper guests - pets also taken in (8) |
| BACKTOBACK | Consecutive ... and a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of the starred clues' answers |
| 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 |
| FEATURES | A newspaper's regular articles or prominent stories; or, parts of the face (8) |
| CODEWORDS | Encrypted terms, or a hint to the first two letters of both parts of the starred answers? |
| ROLE | Part or parts of the fish left in |
| RINGS | Olympics event ... or parts of the Olympics logo |
| IDIGIT | "Righteous, dude!" ... or, parsed differently, a hint to parts of the starred clues' answers |
| MINIGOLF | Sport with windmills, or a hint to understanding both parts of the starred clues' answers |
| HONEYBEE | Certain hive worker ... or a hint to both parts of the starred clues' answers |
| GOLFCLUBS | Things in the bag, or what the second parts of the starred entries might represent |
| LINELEADERS | Honorary "positions" for young students, or what both parts of the starred clues' answers are? |
| ATRIA | Skylit pavilions, or parts of the heart |
| LOOSEENDS | Fraying result, and what the second parts of the starred answers can be |
| DAYINDAYOUT | Regularly...and a hint to both parts of the starred clues' answers |
| JACKSTOOPEN | Dealer's call, or what might work with the first parts of the starred entries |
| HOT | Word that can precede both parts of the starred clues' answers |
| SIDEOFFRIES | Order at a fast-food restaurant, and a hint to parts of the starred answers |
