| NEVERNEVER | With 43-Across, where the directions at 17-, 22-, 33- and 57-Across lead |
| INITIALLY | To start with ... or how to parse the first two letters of 17-, 22-, 33- and 47-Across? |
| ABATE | A beat, the direction at the end, will grow less (5) |
| JUMPSTARTS | Revives, and a hint to the beginnings of 16-, 22-, 33- and 46-Across |
| PARDONMYFRENCH | Words you need not say before the starts of 16-, 22-, 33- and 48-Across |
| ROVE | Wander across where the last shall be first (4) |
| FASTENS | Ties up at speed in three directions at the end (7) |
| NEWSY | Full of information from all directions at the end of the day (5) |
| COMPASS | Device hinting at the directions that were added to the starred clues' answers |
| IFS | Possibilities DIRECTIONS: Make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. Add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. "Blanks" used |
| LADIESINWAITING | Boy, one with directions, at home hanging around for royal woman's attendants |
| CANNES | .. but was able to lead in three directions at French festival (6) |
| HELM | It gives one directions at sea and ends British tree (4) |
| ALLFIREDUP | The directions modern rocketry has taken hits the roof (3,5,2) |
| SIGNPOST | ___ ___ Forest (Watson Lake attraction in the Yukon, the directions are everywhere) |
| CIDER | Half the directions are wrong - it's the drink! (5) |
| CLOSED | Shut the directions inside, the fool! (6) |
| NEWSPAPERS | Press for all the directions to precede the deeds |
| WITCHES | Women who want to go in three directions at once (7) |
| SEVERE | It's hard, always to go in two directions at once! (6) |
