| WRONGWAY | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SHIFTYEYES | Sign of deceit, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| BACKUPBANDS | Miami Sound Machine and others, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| MIXEDMEDIA | Artwork using both paint and collage, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SHUFFLEBOARD | Game played on a floor or table, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| STIRTHEPOT | Cause trouble ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| GRANDFINALE | Climactic show ending, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| WOODFINISH | Butcher-block application, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SPLITTHEPOT | Divvy up poker hand winnings, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| HOSPITALCORNERS | Institutional bed-making technique, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| DOUBLERAINBOW | Rare sighting after a storm ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| CHANGESTHEWORLD | Has a huge impact ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| LOOSEENDS | Unresolved details ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| TINYBUBBLES | Don Ho's signature song ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SERVICEBREAK | Turning point in tennis, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| ROUNDOFGOLF | Eighteen holes ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| DRIVEUPTHEPRICE | Make dear? (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| REVERSECOURSE | Do the opposite, and a punny hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| CUTTINGEDGE | State-of-the-art, and a clue to this puzzle's circled letters |
| FARBEITFROMME | "I hate to criticize" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
