| BRAKEJOBS | Garage offerings, and a phonetic hint to what the black squares in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 do |
| BREAKDANCES | Street moves since the '70s ... and what the black squares on rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 do |
| BREAKRANKS | Deviate from one's group, and what the black squares in rows 3, 5, 8 and 11 do |
| MOVIETRAILERS | "Coming attractions" offerings, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| BREAKINGBAD | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| GAIT | Horse's pace, which can be found jumping across black squares in rows 3, 6, 10 and 14 of this grid |
| AIR | Garage offering |
| LUBE | Garage offering |
| LOANER | Garage offering |
| PRIME | Amazon offering, and a hint to a replacement in the starred clues |
| ASHTON | Choreographer and danseur with a repertoire of around 30 ballets including Facade, A Wedding Bouquet, Birthday Offering and A Month in the Country (6) |
| IRONSUPPLEMENTS | GNC offering, and a chemical hint to three long puzzle answers |
| PRIESTS | Clergymen / those ordained by the Bishop to make sacrificial offerings and other church rites |
| ALTAR | Raised platform / stand for sacred offerings and sacrifices |
| CAMOUFLAGE | "Trick" used by the creatures found in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 |
| TOUGHNUTTOCRACK | Challenging poser...that rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 have broken |
| INTERMISSIONS | Breaks found on rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 of this puzzle? |
| CODEBREAKER | Intelligence agency employee, and what a black square acts as in rows 3, 5, 8 and 11 |
| SPLITSAPART | Separates ... or what the block in row 3, 5, 11, or 13 does? |
| FIRECRACKER | Fourth of July noisemaker ... and the function of the black squares in lines 3, 6, and 10 |