| FIRESIDES | Warm, cozy places ... and a hint to what can precede both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| NEST | Warm, cozy place |
| JAMIELEECURTIS | Actress whose films include Halloween, Trading Places and A Fish Called Wanda |
| SNUG | Warm cozy |
| HEARTHS | Warm, cozy spots |
| HALFANDHALF | Coffee creamer option, or what can precede both parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| DOUBLETAKE | Surprised reaction ... or a hint to what can precede both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| DOUBLEHEADER | Ballpark marathon, or hint to what can precede both parts of each starred answer |
| SUPERCOUPLE | Jay-Z and Beyonce, for one ... or a hint to what can precede both words of each starred clue's answer |
| ICE | With 40-Across and "Baby," a 1990's hip-hop hit that answers the question, "What can precede both parts of the answers to starred clues?" |
| HAIRSALON | Permanent place, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| GOGETTERS | Overachievers, and a hint to a word that can precede both words of the starred answers |
| BOOKENDS | Simon & Garfunkel album, and a hint to what can precede and follow the halves of the starred answers |
| CODEWORDS | Spy's spoken signals, and a hint to both parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| CROSSREFERENCES | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| POWERPLAY | Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues |
| WINTERENDS | What happens on March 20, 2022, at 11:33 a.m. ... and what both parts of the answers to starred clues are |
| PULLEDMUSCLES | Common sports injuries ... and a hint to hidden words that span both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| FISHHEADS | 1978 novelty song with the line "Eat them up! Yum!" ... and what both parts of the answers to starred clues can be |
| BOOKEND | Shelf prop ... or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues |
