| ITSABOUTTIME | "Finally!"... or a hint to 25-, 33- or 42-Across |
| TRIPLEA | Top credit rating ... or a hint to 25-Across |
| WATERMUSIC | Handel composition, and a description of 17-, 25-, 33- and 48-Across |
| MNEMONICDEVICE | The clue for 20-A, 26-A or 42-A, or another title for this puzzle |
| ONTHENOSE | Exactly right, or where you might find 17-, 34- or 42- Across's first part? |
| RPM | Which initials indicate the speed of a record (eg 33 or 45)? (1,1,1) |
| CRAZY | One 15 24 33, or he's 24 33? (5,5) |
| SAYCHEESE | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| GIMMEABREAK | "You have got to be kidding!" (or a hint to solving eight theme answers) |
| NOWAY | "Forget it!" ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62- Across |
| HANGINTHERE | "Don't give up yet!" ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| MINDYOURPSANDQS | "Behave!," or a hint to the letter changes needed to understand the starred clues |
| THEREARENOWORDS | "I can't even!" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| ITSMEAGAIN | "I'm back!" ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| ITSALLINTHEMIND | Sports psychologist's mantra ... or what can be said about the last word of 16-, 21-, 33- or 49-Acro |
| GROSS | "That's repulsive!"... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| ITSASTEAL | "Can't beat that price!" or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| DOWNINFRONT | "You're blocking my view!," or a hint to the starred answers |
| THREECHEERS | Hip, hip, hooray! ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| LETYOURHAIRDOWN | "Loosen up!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
