| CROPCIRCLES | Mysterious phenomena - or a clue to solving 17-, 24-, 33- and 45-Across |
| FOURINHAND | Popular necktie knot ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 33- and 51-Across |
| VINYL | 33 and 45 material |
| GETLOST | Scram ... or a hint to solving 17-, 20-, 50- and 57-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| ALLISLOST | Cry of despair (and a hint to solving 17-, 26-, 38- and 52-Across |
| RELOCATIONS | Changes made to the answers to 16-, 24-, 33- and 47-Across, whether interpreted as one word or two? |
| UFOS | Mysterious phenomena provided a lot of enjoyment in retrospect (4) |
| OCCULT | Mysterious phenomena almost happen to lieutenant (6) |
| SUPERSTITIOUS | Given to belief in mysterious phenomena (13) |
| DRIFTWOOD | Beach debris, or a clue to the word that moves through 17-, 25-, 35- and 47- Across |
| CHANGEDIRECTION | Go a different way ... or a clue to the puzzle's theme |
| STEALSECOND | Make a first move? ... or a clue to the starred entries |
| SIGNPOST | A pole or stake from which to hang an inn's name board; an "indicator" in a cryptic crossword; a roadside waymark; or, a clue (8) |
| THEDARK | Online haven for many shady dealings ... or a clue to seven other answers adjacent to three consecutive black squares |
| TOEACHHISOWN | "Different strokes for different folks," or a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| SUNDANCE | Setter managed to bite neck, a painful one 15 24 33 (8,3) |
| SET | You can do this to a table or a clue |
| CYMOUS | From the Greek for "wheel", a word for revolutions of phenomena or time; orbits; sequences of life stages; biorhythms; or, velocipedes (6) |
| CYCLES | From the Greek for "wheel", a word for revolutions of phenomena or time; orbits; sequences of life stages; biorhythms; or, velocipedes (6) |
| OMENS | Phenomena or occurrences regarded as signs of future happiness or disaster (5) |
