Crossword Clue:

Hints of the past

Answer	Crossword Clue
ECHOES	Hints of the past
OMENS	Hints of the future
ORACULAR	Providing hints of the future

CANYOUBREAKATEN	Question about change, which hints at the hidden feature of four two-part puzzle answers
JAYZ	Rapper whose name hints at the extremities of the answers to the five starred clues
GETAROOM	"Whoa! Do that somewhere else!" ... which hints at what can be shared by the beginning and end of the answers to starred clues
SARAH	Start of an open letter from the puzzle constructor: "Dear ..., you seem a bit confused about what the V. P. does every day, so here are some helpful hints ..."