| HIDDENGEM | Diamond in the rough, and what can be found in each set of circles |
| THREEPIECESUIT | It includes a vest ... and what can be found in each set of circles in the long answers |
| TWISTEDHUMOR | Element of irony, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| MADSCRAMBLE | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| BACKUPSINGER | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| INNERCORE | Earth's most central geologic layer ... or what can be found in each set of puzzle circles |
| BLOCKCHAIN | Digital ledger that stores non-fungible tokens, and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| PROTEINSHAKE | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| BACKSTREET | Thoroughfare away from the main drag, or what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| BACKCOUNTRY | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| TROUBLEDWATERS | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| OLIVERTWIST | Dickens orphan, and what is found in each set of circles in this puzzle? |
| INNERGODDESS | Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues |
| MADDASH | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| FAIRSHAKE | Equitable treatment ... and what's literally found in each set of circles |
| TWISTEDSISTER | '80s hard rock quintet, and what's literally found in each set of circles |
| INCLINEDPLANE | Ramp, and what's found in each set of circles |
| BOOKENDS | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| ODDJOB | Miscellaneous household task, and what's found in each set of circles |
| LIE | Postion of the golf ball when it comes to rest - a good one would be on the fairway, a bad one in the rough or in a bunker and an impossible one up a tree or in a water hazard |