| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| IRISHCOUNTIES | What the answers to the seven starred clues all are or contain |
| PALINDROMES | What the ends of the answers to all the starred clues are |
| ROMAN | ... numerals (what the initial letters of the answers to the five starred clues all are) |
| AWORKINPROGRESS | Unfinished project ... or, literally, what the answers to the eight starred clues contain? |
| SHOWDOWNS | Decisive confrontations ... or what the answers to the six starred clues are? |
| COUNTRIES | Sovereign lands ... or what are hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
