| GIVEMEAHAND | Request for help that might be satisfied with parts of the starred answers |
| SOS | Plea for help that might be spelled out on an island beach |
| APRIL | With a pink supermoon, month coinciding with parts of the former French Floreal and Germinal (5) |
| HAMMETT | Bad actor satisfied with part as an author |
| SOSO | Unexceptional call for help that comes to nothing (2-2) |
| 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 |
| BACKTOBACK | Consecutive ... and a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of the starred clues' answers |
| LOOSEENDS | Fraying result, and what the second parts of the starred answers can be |
| JACKSTOOPEN | Dealer's call, or what might work with the first parts of the starred entries |
| CODEWORDS | Encrypted terms, or a hint to the first two letters of both parts of the starred answers? |
| GOLFCLUBS | Things in the bag, or what the second parts of the starred entries might represent |
| MINIGOLF | Sport with windmills, or a hint to understanding both parts of the starred clues' answers |
| IDIGIT | "Righteous, dude!" ... or, parsed differently, a hint to parts of the starred clues' answers |
| SIDEOFFRIES | Order at a fast-food restaurant, and a hint to parts of the starred answers |
| DAYINDAYOUT | Regularly...and a hint to both parts of the starred clues' answers |
| BABYONBOARD | Sign seen in a car window; first parts of the starred entries might also apply |
| KERALA | State of SW India created in 1956 by combining the former state of Travancore- Cochin with parts of Madras (6) |
| OLYMPICS | Games where you might win part of the starred clues |
| THANKS | VAT on hotel from first of September? That's a great help, that is! (6) |
| MIDRIB | Was this the making of the first lady with part of the leaf? (6) |
