| GOODTOKNOW | "Interesting fact!" ... and a hint for the ends of 18-, 31- and 46-Across |
| ITSTIMETOROLL | "Let's go!" ... or a hint for the ends of 20-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across |
| NEAT | Response to a mildly interesting fact |
| BUNWARMER | Appliance sometimes used for part of the food suggested by 18-, 31- and 48-Across' starts |
| LATEBLOOMER | One developing at their own rate, or a hint to the last few letters of 18-, 31- or 50-Across |
| TRAWL | A general knowledge crossword setter may ____ the internet to find interesting facts about ordinary things |
| TRUE | Weird but ___! (National Geographic book series with interesting facts) |
| TRIVIA | Interesting facts (6) |
| FATTUESDAY | What 3/4/2014 is, and a hint to 18-, 31-, 37- and 44-Across |
| CAL | Home state for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Acr. |
| ITENDSWITHUS | Colleen Hoover novel, and a hint for the answer to each asterisked clue * (12) |
| STOPLIGHT | Signal hinted at by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46- Across |
| SHAPESHIFTING | Changeling's ability, and a hint for the circled letters |
| SPIEL | Sales person's forte, and a synonym for the ends of this puzzle's three longest entries |
| JUNKDRAWER | Location for the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| DISMISSAL | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| PRIMETIMES | Peak periods for TV, or a hint for the asterisked clues (5,5) |
| ISEE | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| SEEOUT | Show the door, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| FRONTFLIP | Gymnasts' heels-over-head maneuver ... and a hint for making sense of the starred clues' answers |
