| BRIDGEOFSPIES | 2015 Cold War film, or a hint to the words hidden across the rows of starred answers |
| HELP | Word hidden "across" the five longest answers |
| AISLE | Said "I'll course between the rows of seats" (5) |
| PUTALIDONIT | "Stop complaining!" ... and a hint to the words hidden in the starred clues' answers |
| CHEESE | With 73-Across, deli purchases found within each row of starred clues' answers |
| STRUCK | Seemed afraid to say "Quieten across the row" (6) |
| RIB | Which knitting stitch alternates knit and purl across the row? (3) |
| MOREORLESS | Roughly, and a hint to the words hidden in 18-, 23-, 36- and 52-Across |
| BROKENPLAYS | Sports strategies that go awry, and a hint to what's split across the sets of starred answers |
| INNERCIRCLE | Small, influential group ... and a hint to the word hidden in each answer to a starred clue |
| TIMELIMITS | Fixed periods for completing tasks ... and a hint to the words found on the edges of the starred answers |
| NUCLEARSUB | *USS Nautilus, e.g. (Hint: A chain's name is hidden across each pair of starred clues' answers, minus one letter that's above a black square. These letters spell something apt.) |
| RUBSTHEWRONGWAY | Annoys, or a hint to the word hidden in the starred entries |
| BREAKBREAD | Eat, or a hint to the cash synonyms hidden across each starred row |
| NUTCRACKERS | Toys that are also tools, and a hint to the words split across the sets of asterisked clues' answers |
| EASYPEASY | Simple, or a hint to the initials of each pair of starred clues' answers |
| TRADINGPLACES | Classic 1983 comedy ... or a hint to what the answers to four pairs of starred clues are doing |
| AYCE | Acronym for a buffet restaurant which stands for the words "hidden" at the ends of the *clue answers |
| HOGWASH | Grid that is further subdivided into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve the puzzle, each of the rows, columns and 3x3 boxes should contain all the digits from 1 to 9. The solution to this puzzle will be publish |
| BACKUPPLANS | "Just in case" arrangements, and a hint to the word hidden in reverse in each starred answer |
