| TIRESWING | Backyard recreation (and a clue to the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 45-Across) |
| JOESIXPACK | Average guy. and a clue to the starts of college try, camel pose, and cool ranch. |
| SPEAKUP | "Louder!"...and a clue to the starts of four Down answers |
| BEACHFRONT | Valuable shore property, and a hint to what the first words of 17-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across have in common |
| NUMBERS | Leviticus follower, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 50-, and 60- are types of |
| PALAROUND | Be sociable (and a hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, and 45-Across) |
| GADABOUTS | Social butterflies (and a hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, and 45-Across) |
| ASPOTOFTEA | Warm cupful ... and, literally, what's hidden in the answers to 17-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across |
| DRIFTWOOD | Beach debris, or a clue to the word that moves through 17-, 25-, 35- and 47- Across |
| RNR | Short form of the puzzle's title, and a clue to the starred answers |
| VOLUNTEERS | Athletes at one SEC University; the first sounds of the starred entries provide a clue to the state |
| FLASHMOB | Spontaneous gathering, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across |
| FOURWAYSTOP | Intersection type, and a clue to the other longest Across answers |
| MORN | Poetic time of day ... and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| OFFEND | Insult, and a clue to the theme of this puzzle (when divided properly) |
| CAROLEKING | Singer/songwriter of the puzzle's title, which is a clue to the starred answers |
| ELLIOTT | Sam _, US actor whose TV credits include Parks And Recreation and The Ranch (7) |
| ROBLOWE | 80s heartthrob known for Parks and Recreation and The Outsiders (3,4) |
| YOUVEGOTAPOINT | "That's fair to say," and a clue to the starts of 20-, 32- and 45-Across |
| GCLEF | Staff figure, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, 53- and 59-Across |
