| ITSONTHEHOUSE | "Your money is no good here" ... and a literal description of each answer to the starred clues |
| SPENT | Give the bookie ten and your money is gone |
| THEIRS | D.C. org. dropped from this puzzle...or what much of your money is |
| MIXEDGREENS | Salad choice, and a literal description of the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| ITSADEAL | "Sold!" - and when divided properly, a description of each answer to the starred clues |
| CHANGINGTABLES | Furniture for new parents ... and a literal description of the circled squares (look on top of them to find this puzzle's six-letter meta answer) |
| GRIMACESHAKE | McDonald's beverage that, when drunk, supposedly leads to ridiculous and frightening consequences (and a literal description of the circled letters) |
| MIXEDSALAD | Green course ... and what the start of each answer to the starred clues is? |
| MAKESWAVES | Causes a ruckus, and what the end of each answer to the starred clues does |
| ADDITIONBYSUBTRACTION | Strategy for improving a business through downsizing ... and a literal description of the letters dropped from this puzzle's businesses |
| BROKEN | With 49- Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue |
| BOTTOMLESSBRUNCH | Event that might feature unlimited mimosas ... or a literal description of the answers to the starred clues |
| HALFMEASURE | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| BORDERBILLS | Federal government plans (like the one by James Lankford), and a literal description of this puzzle's grid |
| TOOLSAROUND | Takes a casual drive ... and a literal description of 10 puzzle answers |
| BROADCOMEDIES | Zany movies, or a literal description of the contents of the spread-out circles |
| HELLBENT | Totally determined, and a literal description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| SIDEJOB | Secondary gig, and a literal description of this puzzle |
| SECRETHANDSHAKE | Greeting between members of an exclusive club, and what's hiding in the answer to the starred clues? |
| PTO | Summer vacation days for employees, or what each answer to the starred clues contains |
