| TACOTUESDAY | What this puzzle is celebrating, judging by what's been "eaten" by the starred answers |
| INTAKE | What's been eaten |
| GUSSET | Guests disquieted by what's been let in (6) |
| BEEF | Might or won't be eaten by the vegetarian (4) |
| ONEHUNDREDTH | Anniversary that The New Yorker is celebrating in 2025 . . . or what the answers to the italicized clues in this puzzle have been multiplied by |
| TIME | What the phrase formed by the starred answers helps you remember (Hint: see circles) |
| ZONES | What the phrase formed by the starred answers helps you remember (Hint: see circles) |
| FAIRGAME | Open to attack, and based on the starts of the answers to starred clues, what this puzzle is |
| SCAMALERT | Warning to consumers, or what might be triggered by the starred answers |
| GANDALF | Wizard who said the quote formed by the starred answers' first words |
| BESTMUSICAL | Tony Award won by the starred answers in the years of their clues |
| INDEPENDENTS | What this puzzle celebrates--or, homophonically, what our nation is celebrating |
| GENEVA | The United Nations, with its headquarters in this Swiss city, is celebrating the centenary of the bi |
| RISINGTIDE | Reportedly, it lifts all boats, as evidenced by the starred answers |
| CONTINENTAL | Kind of breakfast suggested by the starred answers (though they wouldn't actually be part of one) |
| HIGHESTCARDWINS | Tiebreaker rule in poker, represented visually by the starred answers |
| BAR | Judging by their names, where the answers to the four starred clues might be found? |
| ABROGATOR | I won't accept brother's been eaten by a reptile (9) |
| EACH | For every one that's been eaten by teacher (4) |
| TINATURNER | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
