ASSERTIONS

BALLISLIFECager's motto WARMCOLORSShades like red, orange and yellow BROWNSUGARBreakfast condiment PROSPERITYGood times for dodgy priest ending in ignominy AUBURNHAIRReddish locks UNDERSCORETeenage stress? BONSAITREEIndoor plant kept small through careful pruning HOTDOGROLLStadium staple TRENDLINESData smoothers BONDEDPAIRPackage deal at a cat shelter (like the one depicted in this puzzle!) ROUGHTRADEIndependent record label founded by Geoff Travis in 1978, which developed from his West London record shop BREAKBREADDine together, and a hint to the synonyms bookending the starred clues' answers BACKSOSOON*"Home already?"