| THERES | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| APRON | This has strings attached |
| GRANDPIANO | Foreign money in grand prix initially is all new - obviously it comes with strings attached and it is not upright (5,5) |
| CIRCLES | 36 across this Greek witch goes, uncertainly, at labyrinth's edges. (7) |
| YOYO | Toy consisting of two disks connected by a central dowel pin, and to which a string is attached - and a cultivar of Cerastium tomentosum! (2-2) |
| TOTO | Spool-like toy consisting of disks, and to which a string is attached - and a cultivar of Cerastlum tomentosum! (2-2) |
| YARDARM | The end of the ship's spar has three feet attached and a whole limb (4-3) |
| LOWRIDERS | Cars close to the ground, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| WHATSYOURBEEF | "Why do we have a problem?"... and a hint to the ends of the starred clues' answers |
| DOWNTOASCIENCE | Way to have something you've mastered, and a hint to the ends of the starred clues' answers |
| FOODGROUPS | Fruits and dairy, for example ... and a hint to the ends of the starred clues' answers? |
| THEGAMBLER | 1978 Kenny Rogers hit, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| BACKROOM | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| KEYWORD | Database search option, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| AFTERPARTY | Celebration's continuation, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| DOWNTOWN | City center, and a hint to what can follow the ends of the starred answers |
| SIDENOTES | Tangential remarks ... or a hint to the starts and ends of the starred clues' answers |
| ITSASTEAL | "Can't beat that price!" or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| ITSALLNOISE | "That's just talk, talk, talk," or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| GETCRACKING | Make a start, and what you might do to the ends of the starred answers |