| LUCKY | The first letter of which two brands combined to give electronics company LG its name? (5,8) |
| GOLDSTAR | The first letter of which two brands combined to give electronics company LG its name? (5,8) |
| EPITOME | Typical example of European letter of which I'm the addressee |
| AMALGAM | It's combined to give one a bad leg (7) |
| GOGANDMAGOG | The statues of which two giants guard the Guildhall in London? (3,3,5) |
| MIZMAZE | A type of turf labyrinth of which two ancient examples remain in England; or, a state of bewilderment, perplexity or puzzlement (7) |
| VERONA | Of which two gentlemen possibly took an over (6) |
| WRAPPINGGIFTS | Holiday season task, and a theme hint (Note what the first letters of the starred clues' answers spell) |
| OKLAHOMA | US state where the first letter of the capital city matches the first letter of the state (8) |
| HAWAII | US state where the first letter of the capital city matches the first letter of the state (6) |
| DELAWARE | US state where the first letter of the capital city matches the first letter of the state (8) |
| INDIANA | US state where the first letter of the capital city matches the first letter of the state (7) |
| HARDC | ___ '_' (The first letter of 'Calgary', compared to the first letter of 'Centreville') |
| URAEUS | This Egyptian divine cobra is a flame-breathing asp that protects the sun god Ra by destroying his foes. It appears on the headdresses or crowns of many gods and goddesses of Egypt. What is its name? |
| YONKERS | Which US city, in the state of New York, was founded in 1646 by Adriaen van der Donck, whose title, Dutch for "young gentleman", gave the city its name? (7) |
| MGS | British sports cars (Hint to the buried treasure: The G in this answer is also the first letter of t |
| DROPALINE | Say hi to in writing...or what to do to the first letter of each starred clue? |
| OSRAM | Osmium, and Wolfram which is German for tungsten, gave which German light bulb maker its name? (5) |
| NALGO | One of the three unions which combined to form UNISON in 1993 (5) |
| CHIPSHORTAGE | Supply-chain issue affecting many businesses; it also affected our eight theme entries, the missing final letters of which spell it out (and their last words are all a type of what's missing) |
