| INNERPLANETS | Terrestrial bodies closest to the sun ... or what you'll find in the starred clues' answers |
| SOLAR | Relating to the sun or energy derived from the sun's rays (5) |
| SETOFCLUBS | Golf bag contents ... or what you'll find in the starred clues' answers? |
| SPICESUP | Adds some excitement to ... and what you'll find in the starred clues' answers? |
| TUTUS | "Swan Lake" costumes ... and a phonetic hint to what you'll find in the starred clues' answers |
| LIFECYCLE | Biological sequence, or what you'll find in the circled letters |
| CATSUP | Hunt's offering, and what you'll find in the starred answers |
| BROKENBONES | *Orthopedist's concerns ... and what you'll find in two parts in the answers to the starred clues |
| HIDDENCHARGES | Extra expenses in the fine print, and a hint to what you'll find in the circled letters |
| SPLITSECOND | Instant, or what you'll find in each set of circled letters |
| DRAFT | What dodgers dodged, or what you might find in the starred answers |
| AUPAIRS | Ones who help with child care, or what you will find in the starred answers |
| ADHERE | Stick to what you'll find in the classifieds? (6) |
| TENETS | Core principles and when parsed differently, what you'll find across all of the answers to the starred clues |
| OILSPILLS | Slick spots, and what you'll find in the circles |
| MERCURY | Second smallest planet in the solar system, and closest to the sun (7) |
| USTOO | "We also want in!" ... and a phonetic hint to what's found in the starred clues' answers |
| SIGNANIOU | What a borrower may have to do, involving the vowels in the starred clues' answers |
| FREDDYEMERCURY | Subject of a 2018 biopic who was the closest to the sun |
| PERIHELION | *Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the sun |
