Answer:

DOWNANDDIRTY

Answer	Crossword Clue
DOWNANDDIRTY	Unscrupulously competitive
DOWNANDDIRTY	Unvarnished ... or like the ends of the answers to starred clues?
DOWNANDDIRTY	Hardly gentlemanly

DOWNANDDIRTY	One word that precedes "play," one that follows it
DOWNANDDIRTY	Done in a quick but effective manner ... or like the answers to the three starred clues?