| ICEUP | Freeze over, and a hint to a feature of 5-, 6-, 10-, 25- and 33-Down |
| AEIOU | Noteworthy features of rows 1-5, 6-10 and 11-15, in that order |
| PEAT | Do over, and a hint to two letters missing from the starts of 5-, 22-, 41-, 57- and 71-Across |
| ONIONDOME | Prominent feature of 5-/17-Across depicted in this puzzle's grid |
| OUNCES | Ring relatives lacking large units of 5 (6) |
| BROADMINDED | Liberal has American woman taken care of (5-6) |
| CENTS | Word with 5, 10, 25 and 50 |
| STEPUP | Rise to the challenge ... and a hint to a hidden word in 5-, 10-, 25- and 28-Down |
| BEADYEYES | Ratlike feature, and a hint to a feature of the four starred answers |
| TRIPOLI | Capital of Libya, and a phonetic hint to a feature of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| EYECONTACT | Public speaker's asset, and a phonetic hint to a feature of the starred answers |
| UPTHEANTE | Raise stakes in a game ... and a hint to a hidden feature of five Down puzzle answers |
| TWOAM | Wee hr., and a hint to a feature common to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| THEWALLSHAVEEARS | "Be careful what you say," and a hint to a feature shared by this puzzle's perimeter answers |
| CAMERA | Race awkwardly around morning to a feature of a smartphone (6) |
| EASYONTHEEYES | Good-looking E or a phonetic hint to a feature found five times in this puzzle |
| EXTRACT | Remove, or, if you put a space after the fifth letter, a feature of five of this puzzle's Across answers |
| ENDSUP | Ultimately becomes, and a feature of five Across answers in this grid |
| ALONGSIDE | Next to a feature of a right-angled triangle (9) |
| RAISECAIN | Cause a commotion, and a hint to a feature of 3-, 6- and 9-Down |
