Possible Clues:

• Partner that means to manage economically
• Certain spouse
• Not a single male in hot American group
• Consort with hard American group
• Save partner in match
• Bendy bus under control? And the other half?
• Modern kind of port toured by crewman's 'other half'
• Subject of an old wives' tale?
• Hard group tracking American partner
• "Dear Future ___"