| SMOKE | Word that can combine with the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| SEE | Verb that can combine with its past tense |
| ETTA | Name suffix that can combine with "Henri" |
| VALENCY | Combining power of an atom, especially as measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can combine with or displace (7) |
| AHOPSKIPANDAJUMP | Trivial distance, or what can be paired, in order, with the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| HEADLIGHT | Night driving need, and what can go with the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| LONDON | 2012 Olympics locale, with a hint to the ends of the answers to the six starred clues |
| LINE | Word that can follow each part of the answers to the six starred clues |
| TIES | Binds ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| FREE | Like the initial letters of the answers to the six starred clues, on "Wheel of Fortune" |
| MACOPERATINGSYSTEMS | Things found at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| EDU | URL ending associated with the beginnings of the answers to the six starred clues |
| XOXO | Affectionate sign-off ... or a pattern hinting at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| OUSE | River of North Yorkshire that combines with the Trent near Goole to form the Humber estuary (4) |
| OPENDOOR | Welcoming symbol ... or what each part of the answers to the six starred clues can do? |
| BOOKEND | Shelf prop ... or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| ACUTABOVE | Superior to ... and what can go with the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24- |
| COVERTOPS | Spy activities ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues |
| ALTEREDSTATES | 1980 sci-fi thriller ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues |
| NOFLYZONE | Restricted space ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues |
