| NUMERALS | The starred answers' starts are Roman ones |
| TOGAS | Article among garments, Roman ones (5) |
| EMPERORS | Galba and Otho were two Roman ones (8) |
| ALS | Further earlier starts are needed for adequately long summers |
| WATERCOLORS | Contents of some palettes ... or what 17- Across, 11- Down and 31- Down could be, given that their starts are rivers? |
| MARCH | Surname of the Alcott characters at the starred answers' starts, or 2020 month in which women made all the Universal Crosswords |
| PISFORPERIL | *No.16 in a Grafton series (note the progression at the starred answers' starts!) |
| TONTO | "The Lone Ranger" friend whose catchphrase can be heard at the starred answers' starts |
| FIRSTKISS | What the couple shared before enjoying more pieces of candy separately, and a hint to the starred answers' starts |
| TOPTEN | Hit list? ... or a hint to the sum of the starred answers' starts |
| TOPSECRET | Hush-hush, and a hint to the starred answers' starts |
| GRANDOPENING | Ribbon-cutting-occasion, and a hint to the starred answers' starts |
| BALL | Off pitch? ... and a hint to the starred answers' starts |
| LEGS | Body parts that the starred answers' starts have increasing numbers of |
| BYOB | Invitation advisory, or a homophonic hint to the starred answers' starts |
| POKER | Game suggested by the starred answers' starts |
| INDOOROUTDOOR | Multipurpose, say ... or a hint to the starred answers' starts |
| DOWNSIZES | Cuts back, and a hint to the starred answers' starts |
| MULLIGANS | Shots one may take after the starred answers' starts |
| MOON | Orb suggested by the starred answers' starts |
