| UPUPANDAWAY | 5th Dimension hit about a balloon ride, or a description of the starred clues' answers? |
| UPAND | 5th Dimension hit about a beautiful balloon ride, Up, ___ Away |
| AMUSEMENT | A pleasant feeling of hilarity, mirth or the ludicrous; a beguiling object; an attraction such as a fairground ride or a penny arcade pinball machine; or, idle time-wasting (9) |
| BIKE | An engine- or human-powered two-wheeler for a spin or ride; or, a rarely used word for a bee's nest or hive (4) |
| ITSGOINGDOWN | Piece of smack talk ... or, read differently, a description of the starred clues' answers |
| GAMESETANDMATCH | Declaration heard at Wimbledon ... or a collective description of the starred clues' answers |
| STAGEFRIGHT | Nervousness in front of an audience, or a description of the starred answers |
| TANTIVY | Thought to be onomatopoeic of galloping hooves, word for a gallop or rapid ride; or, a hunting cry at full tilt (7) |
| ONE | "___ Less Bell to Answer" (The 5th Dimension hit) |
| UPUP | Start of a Fifth Dimension hit |
| THATSRIGHT | "Bingo!" ... or a description of the starred clues' answers |
| TEAPARTY | Event that took place in Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773, or a description of the starred answers' initials |
| WELLWELLWELL | Comment upon a revealing discovery, and a description of the starred answers |
| AIRFARE | Flight price ... or an apt description of the starred clues' answers? |
| SPIN | Bike ride; or, a revolving motion involved in a figure-skating axel (4) |
| ONELESS | 5th Dimension hit, "___ Bell To Answer" |
| CARTALK | Former NPR show, or a description of the starred answers |
| REMOTEPOSITION | Job that can be done away from an office, or description of the starred answers based on the circled letters |
| ITSASTRETCH | "Tenuous at best," or a description of the starred answers |
| LEFTOVERS | What many have after Thanksgiving, and a description of the starred answers' gimmick |
