| MARKROTHKO | *Artist known for painting rectangular regions of color (see this answer's first 2 letters last 2) |
| PREGAMED | Tailgated on campus, say (Note this answer's first two letters) |
| JURYRIG | Put together in a pinch (See this answer's last 3 letters + the previous answer's first 5) |
| ENDZONE | Rectangular region of an American football field into which the ball must be carried to score a touchdown (3,4) |
| CORNFLOWER | Company of sailors on river depressed at blossoming colour - see 6ac (4,10) |
| BLUE | Company of sailors on river depressed at blossoming colour - see 1ac (4,10) |
| STEADYWORK | Reliable source of income (Note this answer's first two + last three letters) |
| BRINGTOTERMS | Force an agreement, or what the starred answers' ends complete (Hint: Imagine this answer's first two words in quotes!) |
| YOKO | Conceptual and performance artist known for Painting to Be Stepped On (1960) (4) |
| KEANE | Margaret ___, artist known for painting subjects with big eyes |
| TWENTYSIX | Number of black cards in a deck (... first 2 letters + last 2) |
| CHICKENCOOP | Bad place to see a fox (... first 2 letters + last 2) |
| DIGITALART | Painting by AI, e.g. (... first 2 letters + last 2) |
| BABYBJORN | Maker of infant carriers (...first 2 letters + last 2) |
| RETWEETED | *Shared on a certain social media site (first 2 letters + last 2) |
| LINDAHAMILTON | *She played Sarah Connor in "The Terminator" (... first 2 letters last 2) |
| GREATPUMPKIN | Mythical Halloween figure in a Peanuts special (...first 2 Letters + last 2) |
| PANSLABYRINTH | *2006 dark fantasy film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro (... first 2 letters + last 2) |
| PUBLICKNOWLEDGE | Anyone can learn it (notice this answer's first 1 last 5 Letters) |
| BLINDSIDES | Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
