| LOBSTERTAIL | The "surf" of surf and turf, often, or what the first word of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| SEAFOOD | The "surf" of a surf 'n' turf dish (7) |
| SYLLABLES | What the first word of the answer to each starred clue counts, with respect to the second word |
| RECORDDEAL | Prize for an aspiring musical artist, perhaps from the first word of the answer to a starred clue |
| FOAM | Poetic word for the ocean; a bubbly frothy mass such as soap suds or the spindrift, spray, spume or surf of a wave; or, figurative fury (4) |
| PLAYINGFIELDS | Areas of artificial turf, often |
| DIVOT | Clump of turf often left by golfers |
| RUNNINGMATE | Vice presidential hopeful, and what the first part of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| EYEOPENER | Shock to the system, and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| KICKSTARTER | Foot-operated mechanism on a motorcycle, and what the first word in each answer to a starred clue can be |
| DEADEND | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| DEEPEND | Pool diving area ... and, literally, what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| STRIKEZONE | Home plate ump's concern ... or what the answer to each starred clue can be? |
| YOUTHGROUP | Ministry community for religious teens, and what the answer to each starred clue can be called |
| MAKETHEBED | Complete a morning chore, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue can do |
| ENDGAME | Chess match climax, and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can have |
| DANCEPARTNERS | Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, e.g., and, literally, what the first words of the answers to starred clues can be |
| GOONAHEAD | "Don't wait for me to proceed" ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue can do? |
| CHANCEENCOUNTER | Bumping into someone, say ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue can have? |
| TEAMMATES | Players on the same side ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues can be |
