| AGEDIFFERENCE | 83, for the creators of this puzzle ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 60-Across |
| BIRDIE | Something needed to play the game depicted in this puzzle ... or a hint to the six circled answers |
| COCONUT | Palm fruit ... or what the creator of this puzzle's theme apparently is? |
| EXPLODINGSTAR | Supernova, or what each answer at 17-, 25-, 51-, and 60-Across is doing |
| ASYMMETRY | Unusual feature of this puzzle ... or, when parsed as two words (1,8), another unusual feature of this puzzle |
| ONEDAYATATIME | Title of this puzzle (or how one is urged to take recovery) |
| GENERALBELGRANO | Either of two historic Argentine navy cruisers, named for the creator of that country's flag (7,8) |
| SIR | ___ Arthur Conan Doyle (title for the creator of Sherlock Holmes) |
| POLONAISE | No Pole is a creator of this Polish dance |
| ENGLISHSETTER | Puzzle creator of this island breed |
| NONET | One of the 3x3 boxes of a sudoku puzzle; or, a composition for nine instruments or nine voices (5) |
| GROUCHO | Funny Marx, and a hint to the puzzle theme in the starts of 17-, 25-, 51- and 64-Across |
| ITMEANSALOTTOME | "I'm deeply indebted" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 64-Across |
| ITSONTHEHOUSE | Words from a friendly bartender, and a description of the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 59-Across |
| DAILYPLANET | Newspaper where the first parts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60- Across can be found |
| RANGI | In Maori mythology, the creators of all things are Papa, the earth mother, and this sky father figur |
| MYSTERY | A sacrament; a secret doctrine; a craft; a puzzle; or, a whodunnit (7) |
| ODIN | One of the creators of the land of Midgard |
| LUPIN | Harry Potter werewolf and one of the creators of the Marauder's Map, Remus ... |
| LORNEMICHAELS | "Saturday Night Live" producer who is one of the creators of "A.P. Bio": 2 wds. |
