| CHECKPLEASE | Words to a server ... or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| ROOMFORDESSERT | Question from a server, or what was needed to create the answer to each starred clue |
| SCOOP | An apple-corer; cheese-gouger; water-bailer; ice cream- or mashed potato-server; or, a hand shovel for taking up flour, fodder, grain etc (5) |
| ACER | Big server ... or a company that makes servers |
| WELLPLAYED | "How clever of you!," and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| HANGONTIGHT | Warning in a roller coaster, and a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| GIVEITASHOT | Try, or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL | "We were just talking about you!" and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| LIGHTHEADED | Feeling woozy ... and a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| SHIPSHAPE | In tidy condition, and a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| JOBOPENING | Employment opportunity, and a hint to the first word of the answers to starred clues |
| XMARKSTHESPOT | Treasure-indicating phrase, and a hint to the first words of the starred answers |
| MET | Shook hands with (a hint to the first words of the starred clues) |
| OPENINGBELL | Exchange ringer, and a hint to the first words of the starred answers |
| CASTINGCALL | Process for selecting theatrical performers, and a hint to the first word of the answers to starred |
| FLAGDAY | June 14th observance ... and a hint to the first word in the answers to starred clues |
| UPPERMANAGEMENT | Top of an organizational chart, and a hint to the first words of 3-, 8- and 17- |
| MARKETOPENING | What ringing a certain bell signals, and a hint to the first words of this puzzle's movie titles |
| ALTERNATIVEROCK | Nirvana genre, or a hint to the first word of each starred clue's answer |
| DATACENTERS | Buildings with a lot of servers ... or what the starred clues' answers have? |
