| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MISSM | Part of Bette Midler's nickname (and what the starred answers do) |
| OPENDOOR | Welcoming symbol ... or what each part of the answers to the six starred clues can do? |
| ADDSALT | Recipe direction ... and a literal hint to what you can do to the starts of the answers to 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 |
| COMMONFRONT | United stand ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues literally can have |
| MARKMYWORDS | "Remember what I said!" ... and a hint to what can follow each part of the answers to starred clues |
