| HELLBENT | Totally determined, and a literal description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| SIDEJOB | Secondary gig, and a literal description of this puzzle |
| BORDERBILLS | Federal government plans (like the one by James Lankford), and a literal description of this puzzle's grid |
| DEADSET | Totally determined |
| STOPATNOTHING | Be totally determined to redirect gits not on path! (4,2,7) |
| ADDITIONBYSUBTRACTION | Strategy for improving a business through downsizing ... and a literal description of the letters dropped from this puzzle's businesses |
| GRIMACESHAKE | McDonald's beverage that, when drunk, supposedly leads to ridiculous and frightening consequences (and a literal description of the circled letters) |
| CHANGINGTABLES | Furniture for new parents ... and a literal description of the circled squares (look on top of them to find this puzzle's six-letter meta answer) |
| TOOLSAROUND | Takes a casual drive ... and a literal description of 10 puzzle answers |
| MIXEDGREENS | Salad choice, and a literal description of the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| ITSONTHEHOUSE | "Your money is no good here" ... and a literal description of each answer to the starred clues |
| JOHNNYONTHESPOT | Person who's ready and able to help ... or a literal description of four occurrences in this puzzle |
| WATERSLIDES | Summer amusements ... or a literal description of three answers in this puzzle |
| ADBLOCK | Popular browser extension ... or a literal description of four black squares in this puzzle |
| BROADCOMEDIES | Zany movies, or a literal description of the contents of the spread-out circles |
| BOTTOMLESSBRUNCH | Event that might feature unlimited mimosas ... or a literal description of the answers to the starred clues |
| FOURALARM | Hot chili designation, and a literal description of the starts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51 Across |
| LEFTBEHIND | Abandoned, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| RIGHTANGLE | Feature opposite the hypotenuse, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| TOPSCORES | Arcade game listings, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
