| POTHOLES | Road hazards ... four of which are illustrated literally in this puzzle |
| BLACKMIRROR | British TV series that's illustrated literally in this puzzle |
| TARTAN | What patterns are illustrated in Vestiarium Scoticum, published in 1842? (6) |
| PLINTHS | Nothing up with model going into pubs, four of which are in Trafalgar Square (7) |
| FIRELANES | No-parking areas, four of which are formed, in a way, by the answers to the starred clues |
| THEMASKEDSINGER | Reality music show that's illustrated literally four times in this puzzle |
| LANGUAGEBARRIER | Communication problem ... illustrated literally by the black squares before 5-, 19-, 26-, 54-, 65- and 73-Across |
| DIVIDEDNATION | Korea, e.g. (or any of eight lands split literally in this puzzle) |
| SOCIALDISTANCING | Public health measure to reduce transmission of disease, and what's happening literally in this puzzle |
| PILLOWTALK | Nighttime heart-to-heart that's taken literally in this puzzle |
| BLACKCATS | Unlucky symbols, four of which can be found in this puzzle |
| RUNNINGA | Illegal action shown literally in this answer? |
| BONES | Skeletal parts, four of which can be found in rows four, seven, nine, and twelve |
| LONG | Word interpreted literally in completing four of this puzzle's answers |
| TRIBE | Native American social federation, homophones for four of which can be found at the starts of 17-, 2 |
| CANDLES | Items made or sold by a chandler; four of which appear in a famous sketch by the Two Ronnies (7) |
| SESTERCES | Roman coins, four of which equalled one denarius |
| TIM | Where the ball drops on New Year's Eve ... as depicted literally in four places in this puzzle |
| HUSHHUSHMEETING | Secret get-together, or what occurs literally in each of this puzzle's circled squares |
| TAXRETURNS | Certain filings, and what happens literally in six of this puzzle's answers |
