| DWARFPLANET | Ceres, e.g. (and a hint to something in this puzzle) |
| SHRUNKENHEAD | Spiritual totem for a Jivaro warrior (and a hint to something in this puzzle) |
| LITTLEWOMEN | Classic novel written at the Orchard House in Concord, Mass. (and a hint to something in this puzzle) |
| PEEWEELEAGUE | Minor sports organization? (and a hint to something in this puzzle) |
| SMALLWONDER | Show with an android named Vicki (and a hint to something in this puzzle) |
| COMPACTDISC | Circular storage unit (and a hint to something in this puzzle) |
| MIXEDNUMBERS | 5A½ and 8A¾, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| MIXEDMEDIA | Artwork using both paint and collage, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| AUCTIONEERSCALL | Sold, e.g., and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| POKER | Stud, e.g., and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| MONEYBACK | Change, e.g., and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| BTWENTYNINE | Enola Gay, e.g. (and a hint to this puzzle's unusual feature) |
| WINDFALL | Jackpot, e.g., and a hint to completing four puzzle answers |
| TIGHTENDS | Travis Kelce and George Kittle, e.g., and a hint to the starred clues' answers |
| MOVIEELEMENTS | Plot, character, lighting, e.g., and a hint to the starred answers |
| FLIPPHONE | Motorola Razr, e.g., and a hint to each set of circles |
| CODESWITCH | Say "See you manana," e.g. ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| BEDSPREAD | Quilt, e.g. ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| OPENINGMOVE | Queen's gambit, e.g., and a hint to each circled imperative |
| BEAN | Bop on the noggin (and hint to something hidden in the four long answers) |
