| 20 answers for: Theater direction ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 37- ... |
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| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| STAGERIGHT | Theater direction ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across |
| PIANISSIMO | Musical direction, and a hint to the quiet meetings taking place in the answers to starred clues |
| WESTSIDESTORY | Movie direction - teams are conservative... (4,4,5) |
| WORLDPEACE | Ancient dream of humanity that's hinted at by the starts of 17-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across (in Hawaiian, Hebrew, Latin and Russian, respectively) |
| SNAKEHEAD | Predatory fish capable of crawling on land, or what each part of 16-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across can be |
| ADDSALT | Recipe direction ... and a literal hint to what you can do to the starts of the answers to starred c |
| EYECONTACT | Asset for a public speaker ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across |
| IFIWEREYOU | Start of some advice ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across |
| REVERSEPLAY | Football maneuver, and the key to 17-, 24-, 37-, and 51-Across |
| BACKUPPLAN | "Just in case" strategy, and a hint to a hidden letter sequence in 17-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across |
| CENTERICE | Hockey face-off site, and what's inside the answers to 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across |
| ITSABREEZE | "Piece of cake!" (and a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 37- and 49-Across) |
| DIAMONDHEAD | Volcanic Hawaiian landmark, and a hint to the first word of 17-, 24-, 37- and 50-Across |
| THEBLUES | Music genre... or a hint to both words in 17-, 24-, 37-, and 52-Across |
| DROPTHEBALL | Mess up ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 36and 50- Across |
| ITSMEAGAIN | "I'm back!" ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| AREYOUOKAY | Query of concern ... or a phonetic hint to two pairs of letters appearing in 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across |
| TENNISELBOW | Lateral epicondylitis (and a possible injury hinted at by the ends of 17-, 24-, 37- and 47-Across) |
| OLIVERTWIST | Literary orphan ... and what 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across each contains? |
| RIGHTLANE | Highway segment for slower traffic ... and, literally, what 17-, 24-, 37- and 47-Across each has |
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