| ONEDAYATATIME | Title of this puzzle (or how one is urged to take recovery) |
| ELEVEN | How many letters are in the longest answers in this puzzle - or how many of these answers there are |
| ASYMMETRY | Unusual feature of this puzzle ... or, when parsed as two words (1,8), another unusual feature of this puzzle |
| LADYBIRD | In a nursery rhyme, who is urged to return to her burning house? (8) |
| SUSIE | In an Everly Brothers song, who is urged to wake up? (5) |
| AGEDIFFERENCE | 83, for the creators of this puzzle ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 60-Across |
| LITA | ___ fire under (urged to take action): 2 wds. |
| CROWN | Top ground crew urged to take off (5) |
| UNDERGO | Bear is urged on in an agitated state (7) |
| THEIRS | D.C. org. dropped from this puzzle...or what much of your money is |
| BIRDIE | Something needed to play the game depicted in this puzzle ... or a hint to the six circled answers |
| CROSSWORD | This puzzle, or either answer in each pair of starred entries? |
| MYTHS | The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle ... or are they? |
| SMOKEY | Part I of the title of a trucking film whose theme song is the title of this puzzle |
| TABBY | Certain lap warmer, or how one might playfully describe this puzzle's longest answers |
| REDEFINED | Like nine words in this puzzle, or what their first letters spell out |
| GOINGFORTHEGOLD | Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 as |
| HEWONAGOLDMEDAL | Start of the punch line to the title of this puzzle |
| SOLUBLE | Like this puzzle or some tablets? (7) |
| IONISE | Charge particles to show one how one is to turn out (6) |
