| BLOWSTHEWHISTLE | Exposes wrongdoing, and what each starred answer frequently does |
| BLOWTHEWHISTLE | Expose wrongdoing and put a stop to a game? (4,3,7) |
| ADD | What a Kakuro solver frequently does |
| SOFTEN | With sun, frequently does melt (6) |
| GETSTHEAX | Is fired, and what each starred answer does |
| MIDDLESEAT | Air traveler's dread, and what each starred answer has |
| SOMEKINDOFANUT | Screwball, and what each starred answer's beginning is |
| FINISHINGSCHOOL | Where a young woman once learned social skills, and what each starred answer has |
| SEAFOOD | Coastal fare, and what each starred clue's answer surprisingly isn't? |
| PIECEOFCAKE | Simple thing to do ... and what each starred clue's answer ends with? |
| DOUBLEDAY | Big name in book publishing ... and what each starred clue's answer contains? |
| CULTUREGAP | Chasm between peoples... and what each starred clue's answer "bridges" by leaping over a black square |
| SYMBOL | Emblem...and what each starred clue's answer is, vis-a-vis its indicated letters |
| SIDEHUSTLE | Extra job, and a hint to what each starred answer is for many (and literally is, in this puzzle) |
| OPENSEASON | Legal hunting period, or what each starred answer does |
| ENDGAME | 2019 Avengers movie, or what each starred answer has |
| TITLEHOLDER | Champion, or what each starred answer is? |
| DODGINGTHEPRESS | Avoiding journalists' questions, or what each starred answer is doing? |
| ZODIACSIGNRHYME | What each starred answer has |
| SEASIDE | Coastal region, or what each starred answer has? |
