Crossword Clue:

to be a mate or companion

Answer	Crossword Clue
ATSEA	Lost or a place to be lost
ATSEA	Lost, or a place to be lost
LENDER	Polonius said not to be a borrower or this

TIP	It might be given to a waiter or a police investigator
GROOM	Husband-to-be ... or a person who does some horse husbandry
PATIENT	What someone in a doctor's office is, or may need to be
HIDDENGEM	Masterpiece waiting to be found ... or a hint to the words in the circled letters
OILRUB	It may be given to a turkey before roasting, or a person during a massage
STOOP	Bend to go through a doorway, say ... or what may be in front of the door
TANKTOP	Sleeveless summer wear, or what each answer to a starred clue might be said to have
POTATOHEAD	Mr. who debuted 5-1-1952, or in a way, what the first word of the answers to starred clues can be

DEBUGGING	Correcting, in a way ... or what would need to be done to remove the things hidden in the answers to starred clues?