| BROKENRECORD | "You sound like a ___" (phrase to a repetitive type ... or a hint to our six theme entries) |
| ABPOSITIVE | What's an uncommon blood type ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| ALLIN | Fully committed ... and a hint to our theme entries |
| REDRAGTOABULL | Like a ____, phrase describing a thing that makes a person very angry (3,3,2,1,4) |
| HOLIDAYMESSAGE | Parts one through four sound like a ___ |
| ASPOT | "You missed ___" (phrase to someone who's been cleaning) (2 wds.) |
| SERIAL | Repetitive type of killer |
| SINE | Repetitive type of wave |
| ROTE | Repetitive type of learning |
| EPEE | Crossword-friendly sport with a French name that you can see at the Paris Olympics this summer; it's hidden in our six theme entries, cutting left or right |
| OCANADA | Noted national anthem ... or what you might call each of our six theme entries |
| TOBECONTINUED | With more on the way ... or how you might describe our six theme entries, considering how their two words begin |
| ASHE | Stadium you might soon visit for the U.S. Open; it's hidden in our six theme entries |
| YEARS | Teaching 101 courses would work for our six theme entries; each lived to be 101 of these |
| SAND | It gets everywhere during a beach trip - why, it's even gotten into our six theme entries |
| HOHOHO | Syllables of the season ... you can even find them in our six theme entries |
| HOLDEM | Poker variant our six theme entries seem to be playing |
| AEIOUY | Alphabetical sestet you'll find together in our six theme entries |
| LIU | Figure skater Alysa who won gold for the U.S. at Milano Cortina; you can find her in our six theme entries, gliding back and forth across the grid |
| EEAAO | Film that won Best Picture this year, for short; it's also the vowel pattern found in our six theme entries |
