[Scrambled X]

Instructions

This mini-crossword can be completed in two ways. Fill one letter into the starred tile, and the top two clues will lead to words that are jumbles of the resulting across and down words. Fill a different letter in, and the bottom two clues can be satisfied the same way. The common clue will lead to the across entry once and the down entry once, but it's up to you figure out which is which.
Example:

[r]
[I] Laughing gas predecessor
[H] [T] [*] [E] [R] Greek element
[F] Equitable

Answer: Top: fill in E, ETHER, FIRE; Bottom: fill in A, EARTH, FAIR


[A]
[G] Foil alternative
[B] [E] [*] [A] [R] Brown ___
[R] Nightwatchman
[U]