| PULLRANK | Assert authority, or a theme hint |
| FINALSAY | Ultimate authority, or a hint to the starred answers |
| SEDITION | The incitement of resistance to authority or a government (8) |
| SHOWSAROUND | Gives a tour, say, or a theme hint |
| TUMBLEWEED | What may cross a highway, or a theme hint |
| PARTINGWAYS | Ending a relationship, or a theme hint |
| SPEAKINGVOLUMES | Revealing a lot, or a theme hint |
| HOUSEHUNTING | Looking for a home, or a theme hint |
| CANOPENER | *Tool used on a metal lid, or a theme hint |
| MIXEDDRINK | What you might have after a long day, or a theme hint |
| CRYPTOCURRENCY | Digital asset, or a theme hint |
| MOVINGTHENEEDLE | Making noticeable progress, or a theme hint |
| SYNONYMS | Words with very similar meanings, or a theme hint |
| SCREENSHARING | Video call activity, or a theme hint |
| MINDYOURPSANDQS | "Behave," or a theme hint |
| CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | "Almost," or a theme hint |
| FRIENDSTOTHEEND | Those who stick together forever, or a theme hint |
| GETYOURSTEPSIN | Walk for exercise, or a theme hint |
| DOUBLEBILL | Performance starring two groups, perhaps ... or a theme hint |
| HOPPINGMAD | Furious, or a theme hint |
