| Stars with fluctuating brightness | 33 |
| Stars who inspire fanzines and such | 35 |
| Stars that suddenly become much brighter | 40 |
| Stars that lose their sudden shine | 34 |
| Stars that increase in brightness, then fade | 44 |
| Stars represent its constituents | 32 |
| Stars often stand for them on a flag (abbr.) | 44 |
| Stars of TV's "Two of a Kind" | 43 |
| Stars of "Two and a Half Men," e.g. | 45 |
| Stars of "The Visit": 1958 | 36 |
| Stars of "90210," e.g. | 32 |
| Stars may wait for them at the theater | 38 |
| Stars and Stripes skipper Dennis | 32 |
| Stars and Stripes land, for short | 33 |
| Stars : pain :: light bulb : _____ | 34 |
| Starring role in a Menotti opera | 32 |
| Starring role in "Lethal Weapon" | 42 |
| Starring role for Julie Christie, 1965 | 38 |
| Starring role for John Barrymore and Gregory Peck | 49 |
| Starpoint "___ of My Desire" | 38 |
| Starlet's promotional rental? | 33 |
| Starlet's benefactor, perhaps | 33 |
| Stark Young's "___ the Rose" | 42 |
| Stark of "Game of Thrones" | 36 |
| Staring at celebs on the red carpet? | 36 |
| Starfleet captain's declaration | 35 |
| Stare at a burning candle with anticipation? | 44 |
| Starchy thickener from the cassava root | 39 |
| Starchy food obtained from palms | 32 |
| Starchy food made from orchid tubers | 36 |
| Starch that's broken with contempt? | 39 |
| Starch source from a Caribbean nation? | 38 |
| Starch made from the root of the cassava plant | 46 |
| Starbucks subsidiary, familiarly | 32 |
| Starbucks size bigger than grande | 33 |
| Starbucks shipment specification | 32 |
| Starbucks competitor Coffee Bean & --- | 42 |
| Starbuck, in "Moby Dick" | 34 |
| Starbuck's drinking companion? | 34 |
| Starboard side when sailing north | 33 |
| Star-___ Sneetch (Seuss character) | 34 |
| Star-studded show, with "the" | 39 |
| Star-making title role for Mel Gibson | 37 |
| Star-filled night in late winter | 32 |
| Star-crossed lover in Shakespeare | 33 |
| Star-Belly and Plain-Belly Seuss creatures | 42 |
| Star ___ (big name in exercise machines) | 40 |
| Star with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | 49 |
| Star whose name is Arabic for "tail" | 46 |
| Star who's been in many unions | 34 |
| Star who turned 70 on February 27, 2002 | 39 |
| Star Wars-inspired Britpop group? | 33 |
| Star Wars character who uses unusual syntax | 43 |
| Star that brightens and then fades | 34 |
| Star sometimes seen opposite Venus? | 35 |
| Star responsible for eclipsing Venus? | 37 |
| Star representing the Hunter's foot | 39 |
| Star QB for the 1980s-'90s Bengals | 38 |
| Star portrayed by Jennifer Lopez | 32 |
| Star orbited in "Forbidden Planet" | 44 |
| Star of TV's "Wiseguy" | 36 |
| Star of TV's "Vega$" | 34 |
| Star of TV's "Trackdown" | 38 |
| Star of TV's "The Oxycontinental" | 47 |
| Star of TV's "The Fugitive" | 41 |
| Star of TV's "The Facts of Life" | 46 |
| Star of TV's "The Bronx Zoo" | 42 |
| Star of TV's "Mission: Impossible" | 48 |
| Star of TV's "MASH" | 33 |
| Star of TV's "How the West Was Won" | 49 |
| Star of TV's "Dr. Vegas" | 38 |
| Star of TV's "Addams Family'' | 46 |
| Star of TV's "8 Simple Rules" | 43 |
| Star of TV's 'The Closer' | 37 |
| Star of TV's Grace Under Fire | 36 |
| Star of this puzzle, born 4/3/24 | 32 |
| Star of the silent film 'Madame Du Barry' | 49 |
| Star of the silent ''Ben-Hur'' | 46 |
| Star of the original "Hawaii Five-O" | 46 |
| Star of the most-watched TV episode ever | 40 |
| Star of the martial arts epic "Hero" | 46 |
| Star of the first "King Kong" | 39 |
| Star of the first "Footloose" | 39 |
| Star of the 50's is linked with a musical | 45 |
| Star of the 2008 Beijing Olympics | 33 |
| Star of the 1976 miniseries “I, Claudius” | 49 |
| Star of the 1960s series "Tarzan" | 43 |
| Star of the 1936 Summer Olympics | 32 |
| Star of the 1936 Berlin Olympics | 32 |
| Star of the 1931 film "M" | 35 |
| Star of the 1930s musical "Jumbo" | 43 |
| Star of the "Up" voice cast | 37 |
| Star of the "Siroccky" series? | 40 |
| Star of the "Rear Window" remake | 42 |
| Star of the "Pink Panther" movies | 43 |
| Star of the "Herbie" movies | 37 |
| Star of the "Blade" series | 36 |
| Star of Stone's "W." | 34 |
| Star of Spielberg's first feature film | 42 |
| Star of SeaWorld's "Believe" | 42 |