| RIGHTTOWORKLAWS | They prohibit union membership as a criterion for hiring (In this clue's answer, see letters 14-11) |
| PRECEDENT | Go ahead of a heartless nut as a criterion |
| TOUCHSTONE | Those count somehow as a criterion |
| BESIDES | Workers for instance carrying spades and proof of membership as well |
| SECEDE | Withdraw membership as Dee's upset about the church (6) |
| REPTILEROOM | Where to find a snake in the glass (In this clue's answer, see letters 4-8) |
| MYHEARTWILLGOON | Celine Dion hit heard in "Titanic" (In this clue's answer, see letters 7-11) |
| BASECAMP | *Starting point for a mountain climber (In this clue's answer, see letters 7-4) |
| SAMSUNGGALAXYNOTEEDGE | Phablet released in 2014 (In this clue's answer, see letters 15-12) |
| SOLONGEVERYBODY | Alex Trebek's closing line on "Jeopardy!" (In this clue's answer, see letters 1 to 4) |
| OHWHATEVER | "I really don't care" (In this clue's answer, see letters 3 to 1) |
| DISCODANCER | One may do the hustle (In this clue's answer, see letters 4-6) |
| CHOPINETUDE | Practice piece by composer Frederic (In this clue's answer, see letters 4-7) |
| SPECIALAGENT | James Bond or Jason Bourne (In this clue's answer, see letters 9- 6) |
| SELFRISINGFLOUR | Mix that contains baking powder (In this clue's answer, see letters 2-4 and 7-10) |
| SESAMESEEDROLLS | Sandwich holders with crunchy morsels (In this clue's answer, see letters 4-7) |
| VEGETABLEPEELER | *Gadget used on zucchini (In this clue's answer, see letters 9-12) |
| IFIWEREARICHMAN | *Aspirational "Fiddler on the Roof" song (In this clue's answer, see letters 7-9) |
| CUCKOOCLOCK | Old-timey timepiece (In this clue's answer, see letters 7-4) |
| BELTITOUT | *Championship boxing match (In this clue's answer, see letters 1-6) |