| THERES | Word before "a will" and "a way" |
| ONLY | If I ___ had a heart, a brain, courage and a way home |
| ALKALI | A kill and a way to neutralise its acid |
| HERO | - of Alexandria; ancient Greek credited with inventing the first vending machine who also devised the aeolipile and a way to determine the area of a triangle (4) |
| TEXTBOOKEXAMPLE | Classic demonstration, and a way to describe the relationship between each starred clue and its answer |
| CITYCENTRE | Downtown and a way to describe it! |
| CRATIONS | Bygone army fare, and a way to describe the starred answers |
| BONITO | Swimmer with taste, and a way of putting the boot in! |
| KEYBOARD | Important committee in need of reduction, and a way to use fewer taps - see 12ac (8,8) |
| SHORTCUT | Important committee in need of reduction, and a way to use fewer taps - see 4ac (8,8) |
| ITSAWHOLETHING | "Too complicated to explain," and a way to describe the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| PROCUL | Far off and a way away, ____omnis esto / clamor et ira, Hor. Odes 3.8.15-6 |
| THREESTEPS | ___ to Heaven, Eddie Cochran song, and a way of describing answers to asterisked clues (10) |
| ITS | Word before "a bird," "a plane" and Superman |
| INDEFINITE | ____ article, term for 'a' as a word before a non-specific noun phrase (10) |
| DROP | Word before "a hint," "a line" or "the ball" |
| SHES | Word before "A Lady" or "A Woman," in two old Top |
| QUITE | Word before "a few" or "a while" |
| SINCE | Word before a year on a storefront |
| PAY | Word before "a fine" or "a visit" |
