| AFTERDARK | *When night owls thrive, or where the last words of the starred answers can go |
| AFTERSHOCK | Earthquake echo, or where the last words of the answers to starred clues might go |
| BEFORETAX | Like gross income, and where either word in each starred clue's answer can go |
| OPENENDER | Question whose answer can go almost anywhere |
| PROSPER | Thrive or flourish (7) |
| FLOURISH | Thrive or prosper (8) |
| FROMDAWN | *With 61-Across, wakeful hours, or where the last words in the starred clues' answers will take you |
| ONTHEWATERFRONT | Oscar-winning Marlon Brando film, or where the last words of 18-, 23-, 49-, and 57-Across can literally be found |
| FLOURISHES | Thrives or blossoms |
| RINGLEADERS | Crime bosses, or what the first words of the starred answers can be |
| RUNNINGMATE | Candidate's choice, or what both halves of the starred answers can be |
| LOOSEENDS | Fraying result, and what the second parts of the starred answers can be |
| TAKEASEAT | Relax, and what the starts of the starred answers can do |
| CHRISTMASTREE | Where the last words of the long answers may be found |
| SPOILERALERT | Movie reviewer's warning ... or what the last words of each starred answer can be? |
| GETHAPPY | Song sung by Judy Garland in "Summer Stock," and what the first halves of the starred answers can all do |
| LETOFFSTEAM | Release pent-up emotions, or what the starred answers can do |
| BLUE | Navy, e.g., or what the starred answers can be, in various ways |
| OPENHOUSE | Big event for a Realtor, or what each word in the starred answers can do |
| GLASSBOTTOM | Feature of some tour boats, or what the end of each starred answer can have? |
