| LEFTBEHIND | Abandoned, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| RIGHTANGLE | Feature opposite the hypotenuse, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| TOPSCORES | Arcade game listings, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| BOTTOMOUT | Reach the low point, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| CENTER | With 52 Down, Paul Lynde's longtime place in a TV game show, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| BELOW | Traditional location of one of this puzzle's theme words |
| ABOVE | Traditional location of one of this puzzle's theme words |
| CALABASH | A gourd that is edible but more often used for decoration, in November the town of Muro, Mallorca holds a fair in honour of one of this family (8) |
| SUSPECT | Person you'll find in the first letters of this puzzle's circled words |
| JEKYLL | Literary character spelled out by the first letters of this puzzle's circled words |
| MRHYDE | Literary character spelled out by the last letters of this puzzle's circled words |
| CLAMBERS | Ascends awkwardly, and an anagram of this puzzle's circled word |
| COLUMN | This answer is in the third one of this puzzle |
| PIECES | Parts, or parts of a chess set ... or what's spelled out by the letters parting this puzzle's circled words |
| BOUNCEHOUSE | Party rental that may make you jump for joy ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| THEINVISIBLEMAN | H. G. Wells novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| SEACREATURE | Aquatic denizen ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| ACROSSTHEPOND | In Britain, to Americans ... or a hint to what separates this puzzle's circled words |
| HELLOAGAIN | "I'm baaaack!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| MADASAMARCHHARE | Description of one of them at the Tea Party out of one's mind (3,2,1,5,4) |
