| CORNERSTONE | Architectural marker, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| GENETIC | Like some markers or code |
| COLORS | Uses markers or crayons |
| SMALLPOTATOES | Insignificant thing, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| COMPACTCARS | Easy-to-park vehicles ... or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| PASSOVERMEALS | Ascension Day and others ... or, literally, what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| MUSICROW | Nashville district with historic recording studios, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| PARTINGSHOT | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| ALITTLEBIRDIE | Secret's source ... that can be found four times in this puzzle |
| ELFONTHESHELF | Oft-hidden holiday toy that can be found four times in this puzzle |
| ACITYONAHILL | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| FIGHTINGWORDS | "Wanna take this outside?," e.g ... or what are found four times in this puzzle's circled letters |
| LIES | With 71- and 72-Across, commits perjury ... or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| CONJUNCTIONS | Linking words, or, parsed differently, configuration found four times in this puzzle |
| OUTONALIMB | In a risky situation, and something found four times in this puzzle |
| SOCIALCLIMBER | Certain striver ... or something found four times in this puzzle? |
| PRAYER | It ends with something found four times in this puzzle |
| CLIMBINGROSE | Trellis flower, and something found four times in this puzzle |
| COMPRESSEDFILES | Contents of some archives, found four times in this puzzle |
| LEGO | Brand of building bricks found four times in this puzzle |