| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TALLER | Basketballers and first basemen are. |
| MITTS | For catchers and first basemen. |
| KEVINS | American League first basemen Millar and Youkilis |
| RONDELET | Poem whose first, third and seventh lines are identical |
| CAPNCRUNCH | Mascot whose first and middle names are Horatio Magellan |
| SIRSANDWICH | Military response style in which the first and last words are the same |
| REARENDERS | What the first words of 17-A, 10-D and 24-D are |
| TINA | Girl's name that becomes a contraction when its first and last letters are switched |
| TALKINGHEADS | Pundits ... and what the first words in the answers to starred clues literally are |
| SAMOAN | Language in which the first six counting numbers are tasi, lua, tolu, fa, lima and ono |
