| SPILLTHETEA | "Give me some gossip!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's sets of circles, which affect four Across answers |
| FALLINGRAIN | Downpour, or when parsed another way, what can be found in this puzzle's sets of circles |
| MAKINGAPACT | Formally agreeing to terms, and what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are gradually doing |
| PROTRACTOR | The plastic semi-circle which, with the compass, made up a geometry set for school |
| IGNORES | Resign from a circle which disregards you (7) |
| AGAMI | In Hinduism, the karma created now, the consequences of which affect future events; a type of heron native to Central and South America |
| NOZZLE | Ignore puzzles set centrally as a dispenser of 21 (6) |
| ROADWORKS | Building or repairs which affect the normal flow of traffic (9) |
| ELNINO | Two recurring weather system which affect New. Zealand (2,4,2,4) |
| LANINA | Two recurring weather system which affect New. Zealand (2,4,2,4) |
| RIDDLES | Puzzles set in the kitchen? |
| SPILLEDTHEBEANS | Told ... and a hint to this puzzle's six sets of circles |
| CARBONOFFSETS | They fund projects that remove a gas from the atmosphere, which is a hint to what's happening in four Across answers |
| OVERLOADED | Carrying way too much, and a punny description of four Across answers in this puzzle |
| DICEROLLS | Casino plays ... and events that occur as you work your way down through the four sets of circles |
| GOODPOINT | "Your argument makes sense," and a feature of the ends of four Across answers |
| DIVEBAR | Seedy hangout or a hint to finishing four Across answers in this puzzle |
| GRUEL | You are to shake a leg and give me some food, however meagre the dish |
| LATEST | "Have you heard the ___?" ("I have some gossip!") |
| BEANS | Things that are spilled for some gossip! |
