| IPODSHUFFLE | 2005 Apple release ... and a literal feature inside the answers to the starred clues |
| RESIDENTEVIL | Horror video game/film franchise, and a literal feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| WIDESPREAD | Far-reaching ... and a literal feature of the answers to starred clues |
| MIDDLECHILD | Stereotypical peacekeeper in a family, and a literal feature of the starred clues' answers |
| BREAKITUP | Stop a fight ... and a hint to a literal feature of the answers to starred clues |
| FRAMEOFMIND | Mood, and a literal feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| HIDDENGEM | Diamond in the rough ... or a literal feature of each answer to a starred clue |
| HEARINGABOUT | "Why is this the first I'm ___ this?" ("How come I had to find out this way?"): 2 wds. (Theme answer: The circled letters spell a type of abode, and a synonym for "call" is found inside the answer.) |
| EMIGRATION | Exodus, or a literal feature of this puzzle's starred answers |
| MANUFACTURINGSECTOR | Sphere of business whose first word is a synonym of "making" and whose second word is an anagram of "escort": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The circled letters spell a type of abode, and a synonym for "call" |
| HOPIN | Words to a hitchhiker, and a literal hint to what spans both words of the answers to starred clues |
| ADDSALT | Recipe direction ... and a literal hint to what you can do to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| MIXEDFRUIT | Tasty melange ... and a literal hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| ANTEUP | Poker request, and a literal hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| SELFTIMER | Device on a camera that gives a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing (4-5) |
| BEATSURRENDER | The Jam came to their final release and just gave up on the drums (4,9) |
| BEONTHEBALL | Demonstrate effectiveness, and a literal hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred cl |
| GATECHANGE | Airport annoyance, and a literal hint to the answers to starred clues |
| MIXEDGREENS | Salad choice, and a literal description of the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| DROPTHEBALL | Lose focus, and a visual hint to solving seven Across clues and a literal hint to seven Down answers |
