| FALSESTART | Sprinter's infraction, and a hint to the starred answers' first words |
| FALSESTARTS | Swimming infractions, and what the first words of the answers to starred clues can all have |
| FALSE | ___ start (sprinter's infraction) |
| CONVERTIBLETOPS | Sporty vehicles' roofs, and a hint to the starred answers' first words |
| STARTLINGREVELATION | Dramatic disclosure, and what the starred answers' first words amount to? |
| GANDALF | Wizard who said the quote formed by the starred answers' first words |
| LEGOBRICK | *Building block that may be inserted into or removed from a set one by one (as seen in the starred answers' first words) |
| TITLECHARACTERS | *Many protagonists, and a hint to the four letters that make up each starred answer's first word |
| INVISIBLEHAND | Unseen market force, or a hint to what can follow each starred answer's first word and precede its last word |
| BOYZIIMEN | "On Bended Knee" group, or a hint to the starred answers' first three letters |
| DEADAHEAD | Directly in your path, or a hint to what can precede each starred answer's first word |
| ALLSWELL | "We're doing OK!" ... or, read differently, a hint to each starred answer's first word |
| DOCHOLLIDAY | *Wild West deputy who was originally a dentist (unscramble each starred answer's first word) |
| SECRETMENU | Restaurant feature for insiders, or what the starred answers' first 3-5 letters comprise? |
| WAROFWORDS | Intense argument (note each starred answer's first word[s]!) |
| HEADCHEESE | *Cold cut that's ironically dairy-free (note each starred answer's first word) |
| TRASHTALK | *Dis (note each starred answer's first word!) |
| KINDHEARTEDSOUL | *Caring person (note each starred answer's first word) |
| ENDPLAYS | *Bridge maneuvers (note each starred answer's first word, plus four letters below it) |
| EARLYBIRD | First to arrive, say, or a hint to each starred answer's first few letters |
