| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Give Schweppes Ginger ___ try!" (brilliant soda slogan I just made up) (this clue dedicated to the great Merl Reagle, the master of saving weak entries; RIP, Merl) |
| Against a Vegas worker? (Surprise! Did you expect a clue about selling heirlooms?) |
| Crime scene clue |
| About half of crossword clues |
| Amass clues |
| Phenomenon observed in receding galaxies ... and in the answers to this puzzle's asterisked clues? |
| Gumshoe's clues |
| Olfactory detections |
| Bar exhortation ... and a hint to how to answer five puzzle clues |
| Like some crossword clues |
| Olfactory enticements |
| Add vertical line 1 (word 1) and vertical line 15 (word 3) and enter the answer to the resulting clue on this line |
| Olfactory stimuli |
| Actress Madeline who played Mrs. White in "Clue |
| I'll provide the clues in a visually pleasing ___ font ... |
| Utterly clueless |
| AWOL chasers ... or a hint to the answers to the six italicized clues |
| This clue squared, plus itself |
| Process scrupulously utilized by all news outlets (which I obviously didn't do with a single clue in this puzzle) |
| Olfactory reward for leading a good life? |
| Heading for half of crossword clues |
| Big fight, and clue to this puzzle's theme that begins the four longest answers |
| How to unravel the answers to this puzzle's asterisked clues |
| A crossword clue hints at one |
| Valley girl's "yeah, right" [IMPORTANT: SEE THE 'NOTE' (above) for key info about this week's puzzle and SEE THE LAST CLUE DOWN for the explanation of last week's puzzle.] |
| Kentucky town with a college and a cornbread festival ... Christ, Wikipedia yields shitty clues |
| Preliminary clues |
| Olfactory detection |
| Add vertical line 15 (word 1) and vertical line 1 (word 3) and enter the answer to the resulting clue on this line |