| FORESEES | Anticipates ... or, phonetically, what's found in puzzle answers of more than |
| GEE | "Golly!" (and phonetically, what's been added to this puzzle's four longest answers) |
| ANYTAKERS | "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-a-vis the answers next to them |
| CONARTIST | Swindler ... or, phonetically, what each of three puzzle answers is? |
| FORAYS | Incursions ... or, phonetically, what the answers to starred clues contain |
| MADETOMEASURE | Enraged by last item in puzzle book? Answer of course fitted (4-2-7) |
| RA | Acuff's initials The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers of the puzzle. U |
| DAN | Quayle, who can be "hunted" down in four answers of this puzzle |
| EROS | Word hidden in three answers of this puzzle |
| OWL | Hooter hiding in five answers of this puzzle |
| LOOKFORWARDTO | Anticipate or seek conflict with leader of Tories in party |
| ARTY | Pretentious, or phonetically the two letters that get separated in this puzzle's theme |
| BORES | Tedious things ... or phonetically, the theme of this puzzle |
| ADHOMINEM | Kind of fallacious argument ... or, phonetically, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| THEBEEGEES | Stayin' Alive band; or, phonetically, a description of the answers to the asterisked clues (10) |
| BITTEREND | R? aAA¦ or a hint to the answers of the five starred clues |
| DOUBLETS | Snug jackets, or a hint to answers of asterisked clues (8) |
| YOUREFIRED | The Apprentice slogan, or what might be said to answers of asterisked clues (10) |
| EYE | Storm center ... or, phonetically, letter that can precede the ends of the answers to the five starred clues to spell popular devices |
| METOO | Copycat's comment ... or, phonetically, a hint to this puzzle's theme |