| YINANDYANG | Chinese philosophical forces, and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| ADMEN | Certain sales force, and a hint to the answers at 20-, 36-, and 48-Across |
| CARAFE | An ace in the air force and a full bottle, too (6) |
| ANASTASIA | Two articles by secret police force and a doomed Romanov (9) |
| CANIGETANAMEN | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| SEEDCAPITAL | Startup funds ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| ANTEUP | Poker request, and a literal hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| TEARAPART | Rip to pieces, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| RADIOEDIT | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| SWAPMEET | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| DAILYJUMBLE | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| TUMBLEWEEDS | Drifters in some Western scenes and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| SHAPESHIFTERS | Amorphous sci-fi beings, and a hint to what's hidden in the four other longest answers |
| DAYANDNIGHT | All the time, as well as a hint to the abbreviations hidden in the starred answers |
| PUTALIDONIT | "Stop complaining!" ... and a hint to the words hidden in the starred clues' answers |
| MEASURESUP | Meets expectations, and a hint to words hidden in the starred answers |
| RUBSTHEWRONGWAY | Annoys, or a hint to the word hidden in the starred entries |
| BROKENPROMISE | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| THEIDESOFMARCH | Bad day for Julius, and a hint to what's hidden in three long answers |
| ADDTOGETHER | Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers |