Crossword Clue:

to mark the limits of

AnswerCrossword Clue
STRAINPush to the limits
TAUTStretched to the limits
EXURBWhere to live beyond the limits
SEGNOMark at the beginning or end of music to be repeated
FALLGUYEasy mark ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues
THEMEAdding certain letters to phrases to mark the 30th anniversary of the seminal "Elk Cloner" computer virus, e.g.