| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DOUBLETAKE | Surprised reaction ... or a hint to what can precede both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| THEXFACTOR | Hard-to-define element, or a hint to what can precede each last word in answers to starred clues |
| TAILEND | Caboose locale ... and a hint to what the first word of the answers to starred clues can be |
| ADDSALT | Recipe direction ... and a literal hint to what you can do to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| CASHUPFRONT | Seller's assurance of payment, and a hint to what the last words of the answers to starred clues can have in common |
| DOUBLE | Clone, or what can precede each half of the answers to the starred clues |
