| 20 answers for: 5 1/2 and 8 3/4, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzl... |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| MIXEDNUMBERS | 5 1/2 and 8 3/4, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| ICECOLD | Cecil ordered to entertain old duke, like 8 (3-4) |
| RATIONALNUMBERS | 1/2 and 3/4, e.g. |
| TIMESIGNATURES | 4/4 and 3/4, e.g. |
| STRUCTURE | Initially, thousands uncaringly sunk in fortune lost with cards (15 25, as 2 and 8 discovered) (9,2, |
| TIMESIGNATURE | 3/4, e.g., in music |
| DOUBLEDITNUMBERS | 2 and 8, in Morse code? |
| WEEDS | Old clothes for 2 and 8 when not wanted (5) |
| MIXEDMEDIA | Artwork using both paint and collage, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| AUCTIONEERSCALL | Sold, e.g., and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| POKER | Stud, e.g., and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| DWARFPLANET | Ceres, e.g. (and a hint to something in this puzzle) |
| FLIPPHONE | Motorola Razr, e.g., and a hint to each set of circles |
| CODESWITCH | Say "See you ma-ana," e.g . ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| MONEYBACK | Change, e.g., and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| BTWENTYNINE | Enola Gay, e.g. (and a hint to this puzzle's unusual feature) |
| TIGHTENDS | Travis Kelce and George Kittle, e.g., and a hint to the starred clues' answers |
| FRONTROW | Collective name for rugby union players numbered 1, 2 and 3 (5,3) |
| CHANGEOFPACE | Deviation from a normal routine, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| LIFECHANGING | Influential in a big way ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
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