| STORMWARNING | Weather advisory, and hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| EXPLICITCONTENT | Music industry advisory ... and a warning that may result from misinterpreting this puzzle's theme? |
| GIMMEABREAK | Kit Kat bar slogan ... and hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| ITSADATE | "I'm there!" ... and hint to the first part of the answers to starred clues |
| GIVEMEASIGN | Plea for divine guidance ... and hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| ITSAJOB | Comment about routine work ... and hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| BACKSPACE | PC key with a leftpointing arrow ... and hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| BLACKJACK | Casino game, and hint to the theme in last words of answers to starred clues |
| STUCKINARUT | Trapped by mundanity ... and hint to the answers to starred clues |
| LEA | Verdant tract of land and hint to the theme of the puzzle |
| ITSAWRAP | Director's shout, and hint to the starts of 17-, 21-, 40- and |
| ITSAKEEPER | Angler's "I don't have to throw this one back," and hint to the first word of 18-, 26-, 37- and 47-A |
| YOUREFIRED | Donald Trump catchphrase, and hint to the first two, three and four letters, respectively, of 17-, 2 |
| ITSFORTHEBIRDS | Item unworthy of consideration and hint to the puzzle theme |
| FOOTTHEBILL | Pay the tab and hint to the puzzle? |
| HAIR | '67 rock musical and hint to the puzzle theme |
| PRECIOUSMOMENTS | Catalogue giftware distributor and hint to the puzzle theme |
| PETERANDTHEWOLF | 1936 Prokofiev work, and hint to parts of the answers to starred clues |
| BIRDSANDTHEBEES | Delicate conversation subject and hint to the puzzle |
| CHA | Chinese tea and hint to the puzzle theme |
