| INABOTTLE | Words that can follow the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| DEFENSE | Stadium chant, and word that can follow the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| SPORTSBARS | Places where you can watch (and whose end can follow the ends of) the answers to starred clues |
| HAMMER | Word that can follow the ends of the answers to asterisked clues |
| JACKS | Kids' game, and word that can follow the ends of answers to starred clues |
| SERVICE | Parts partner, and word that can follow the ends of answers to starred clues |
| MARK | Word that can follow the ends of answers to starred clues |
| DOWNTOWN | City center, and a hint to what can follow the ends of the starred answers |
| MASTER | Virtuoso (and word that can follow the end of answers to starred clues) |
| GUN | Piece that can follow the ends of the nine longest puzzle answers |
| BUNNY | Critter that can follow the ends of this puzzle's five longest answers |
| PANEL | Discussion group, and a word that can follow the ends of this puzzle's five longest answers |
| BLOOD | Word that can follow the end of all the long answers |
| CHIP | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 27-, |
| KEEPERS | It can follow the ends of this puzzle's eight longest answers |
| IMONTHEPHONE | Mouthed words that can also be said while doing the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| DOWNANDOUT | In need, or two words that can follow both parts of each starred clue's answer |
| WELLWELLWELL | Echoic remark before 'What do we have here?' whose words can follow the ends of 20-, 28- and 42-Acro |
| WALKBACK | Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer |
| BREADANDBUTTER | Primary source of income ... and words that can precede the two parts, respectively, of the answers to starred clues |