| WOODROW | First name of a former president ... or, read another way, what each of the circled lines is |
| COMEBACKKID | Young player on the rebound ... or, in another way, what each set of circles in this puzzle represen |
| WILSON | Former President or PM in slow motion (6) |
| MALIA | With 21-Across, daughter of a former president; she was born on the Fourth of July, 1998 |
| AHEAD | Winning ... or, read another way, what nine of ten answers in this puzzle have? |
| DEJECTION | Sadness ... or, read another way, what five puzzle answers have in common |
| HOUSESTYLE | Publication's unique way of doing things ... or what each of the circled strings is? |
| BORDERRIVER | It may straddle neighboring countries ... and, in a different way, what each of four sets of puzzle |
| MIDDLEAGE | Crisis time, for some ... or a hint to each of the circled words |
| TIRE | Bad thing to blow ... or what each of the circled letters in this puzzle represents |
| AAHED | Police operation ... or, when read another way, what a grammarian would like to do to 18-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across? |
| STAKEOUT | Police operation ... or, when read another way, what a grammarian would like to do to 18-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across? |
| BOX | With 1-Across, Time-Life Records product ... and, in a way, what each of the answers to starred clue |
| PBS | Sesame Street airer in the US or, read another way, a hint for answers to asterisked clues (3) |
| BANKS | The place where tellers count out thousands of dollars each day (or the last name of a former 14A named Tyra) |
| CANDY | Sweet, or, read another way, a hint to five long puzzle answers |
| DEALBREAKER | Negotiations killer ... or, in a way, what each answer to a starred clue is |
| QWAQWA | With the capital Phuthaditjhaba, the name of a former homeland in South Africa established for the S |
| JFORD | Son of a 1970s president, or host of the weekend edition of the Today show in the late 1990s |
| TUSK | A feature of 12 - or a former President of the European Council (4) |
