| Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
| Preliminary event |
| Preliminary contest |
| Preliminary write-ups |
| Preliminary race |
| Bar exhortation ... and a hint to how to answer five puzzle clues |
| About half of crossword clues |
| Amass clues |
| Phenomenon observed in receding galaxies ... and in the answers to this puzzle's asterisked clues? |
| Preliminary version |
| Gumshoe's clues |
| Preliminary payments |
| Preliminary matches |
| Like some crossword clues |
| I'll provide the clues in a visually pleasing ___ font ... |
| Poker-hand preliminary |
| When preliminary steps are taken? |
| AWOL chasers ... or a hint to the answers to the six italicized clues |
| Preliminary round in a contest |
| Heading for half of crossword clues |
| Unable to see ... or, when taken as a homophone, what today's puzzle answers and clues all are |
| Was preliminary (to) |
| Olympics preliminary |
| Preliminary text |
| How to unravel the answers to this puzzle's asterisked clues |
| Kentucky town with a college and a cornbread festival ... Christ, Wikipedia yields shitty clues |
| Preliminary clues |
| Billiards preliminary |
| Preliminary sketch |
| Preliminary preparation |