| JOESIXPACK | Average guy. and a clue to the starts of college try, camel pose, and cool ranch. |
| DORITO | Triangular chip with Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch flavors |
| FRESHMAN53 | Weight gained at the start of college, informally |
| YOGA | Exercise discipline with a camel pose |
| KNELT | Prepared to do camel pose |
| KNEELS | Preps for camel pose |
| BOTTLENECK | (A Napa wine guy and a NAPA auto-parts guy meet at a party, and the wine guy immediately starts with the jokes) ... "How ya doin'! Say, I woulda been here sooner but I hit a ___!" |
| SPEAKUP | "Louder!"...and a clue to the starts of four Down answers |
| VOLUNTEERS | Athletes at one SEC University; the first sounds of the starred entries provide a clue to the state |
| RNR | Short form of the puzzle's title, and a clue to the starred answers |
| DOWNWARDDOG | Common yoga pose ... and a hint to hidden names in the answers to starred clues |
| DRAVIDIAN | Run into a Jewish fellow, a Scottish guy and a South-Indian (9) |
| MORN | Poetic time of day ... and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| CHANGEDIRECTION | Go a different way ... or a clue to the puzzle's theme |
| RAILSPLITTING | Activity performed by young Abe Lincoln, and a clue to the starred answers |
| DRIFTWOOD | Beach debris, or a clue to the word that moves through 17-, 25-, 35- and 47- Across |
| FILMADAPTATIONS | Novel forms for novels, and a clue to the word scrambled within each starred answer |
| HORA | Jewish wedding staple ... and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| SORT | Word processing function ... and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| PORE | Skin feature ... and a clue to the circled square in this row |
