| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| AAS | Smallish batteries, and a hint to how the answers to starred clues are formed |
| HEAVEHO | Dismissal, and a hint to how the answers to starred clues were derived |
| HELIUM | Light element, and a hint to how the answers to starred clues have been inflated |
| OMNIDIRECTIONAL | Like the answers to eight starred clues ... and a hint as to how to fill them in |
| ETTU | Words of reproach, and a hint to how the four longest puzzle answers are formed |
| ATOZ | The whole nine yards, or a hint about how the starred answers are formed |
