| TRASHTALK | *Dis (note each starred answer's first word!) |
| WAROFWORDS | Intense argument (note each starred answer's first word[s]!) |
| KINDHEARTEDSOUL | *Caring person (note each starred answer's first word) |
| HEADCHEESE | *Cold cut that's ironically dairy-free (note each starred answer's first word) |
| ENDPLAYS | *Bridge maneuvers (note each starred answer's first word, plus four letters below it) |
| INVISIBLEHAND | Unseen market force, or a hint to what can follow each starred answer's first word and precede its last word |
| TITLECHARACTERS | *Many protagonists, and a hint to the four letters that make up each starred answer's first word |
| DEADAHEAD | Directly in your path, or a hint to what can precede each starred answer's first word |
| DOCHOLLIDAY | *Wild West deputy who was originally a dentist (unscramble each starred answer's first word) |
| ALLSWELL | "We're doing OK!" ... or, read differently, a hint to each starred answer's first word |
| GENERALASSEMBLY | *Country club? (note each starred answer's last word) |
| TURKEYCLUB | * Meaty sandwich (note each starred answer's last word) |
| DIESELFUEL | *Egocentric truck tankful? (note each starred answer's middle letters) |
| ONEWAYLOVE | *Woodsy says, "I adored that ranger, but it was a ___" (Note each starred answer's initials!) |
| GANDALF | Wizard who said the quote formed by the starred answers' first words |
| STARTLINGREVELATION | Dramatic disclosure, and what the starred answers' first words amount to? |
| CONVERTIBLETOPS | Sporty vehicles' roofs, and a hint to the starred answers' first words |
| FALSESTART | Sprinter's infraction, and a hint to the starred answers' first words |
| EARLYBIRD | First to arrive, say, or a hint to each starred answer's first few letters |
| ROMAN | Like each starred answer's first letter, when used as a numeral |
