| FORYOU | Gift card phrase, a homophonic hint to the puzzle's theme |
| JAIL | "Go directly to ___" (Chance card phrase) |
| DONOTPASSGO | Monopoly card phrase |
| SPLITPEAS | Certain soup ingredients ... or a homophonic hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| SIGHTSEES | Plays the tourist, and a hint to the puzzle's theme |
| GONEGREEK | Joined a frat, and a hint to the puzzle's theme |
| WATER | Liquid whose chemical formula is a homophonic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| MIDDLEC | First note learned on the piano, and a homophonic hint to the starred answers |
| WISEMEN | Biblical trio ... and a homophonic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| BLAST | Dynamite product, and a hint to the puzzle's theme answers |
| HOHO | Santa sound, and a hint to the puzzle's theme |
| SWIPELEFT | Reject nowadays, and a hint to the puzzle's theme |
| ASSUMEDIDENTITIES | Aliases, and a hint to the puzzle's theme |
| ARBYS | 'We Have The Meats' fast food chain, and a homophonic hint to the six longest puzzle answers |
| CAGEY | Kinda guarded, or a homophonic hint to the starred answers |
| EMMY | TV award, and a homophonic hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| BYOB | Invitation advisory, or a homophonic hint to the starred answers' starts |
| IFIWEREYOU | Start of some advice, and a homophonic hint to the swap behind each starred clue's answer |
| CHANGEDIRECTION | Go a different way ... or a clue to the puzzle's theme |
| YOUAREHERE | Mall map phrase, and a homophonic hint to this puzzle's theme |
