| HIDDENCARBS | Bane of a ketogen- in diet, and what the long puzzle answers contain |
| TREES | Something lurking in the long puzzle answers |
| MAY | Month that could precede the long puzzle answers |
| MICDROP | Rap battle winner's act, and what the long answers in this puzzle need |
| MIDDLEEAR | Anvil setting, and what the long song titles have in common |
| FASTANDLOOSE | How one trifles with some diet - and what clothes subsequently become? |
| HIGHLEVELINFO | Overview of the big picture, and what the starred answers contain |
| MEETINTHEMIDDLE | Come to a compromise ... and a homophonic hint to what each of four long answers contains |
| TURNAROUNDTIME | Period needed to fulfill a request ... and a hint to words hidden in three long puzzle answers |
| INSANDOUTS | Tricks of the trade, or what the starred answers contain? |
| TMI | Brief version of this puzzle's title hidden in eight long puzzle answers |
| BTW | Incidentally, in texting ... and a hint to three long puzzle answers |
| SHIFTINGGEARS | Unexpectedly changing one's attitude ... and what's literally hidden in six long puzzle answers |
| DOUBLEOT | High-stakes gridiron situation, and a feature of eight long puzzle answers |
| APHID | Insect, also known as a greenfly, that is the bane of a rose-grower's existence |
| ANIMALS | What the long entries in this puzzle are (doubly so?) (7) |
| OPEDCOLUMN | Place for airing an opinion ... or what five of this puzzle's Down answers contain? |
| SOANDSO | Name better left unsaid, or a literal hint to what the starred answers contain |
| CROSSWORDS | Cruciverbal creations ... and literally, what this puzzle's theme answers contain |
| ERG | Unit of energy found in 10 long puzzle answers |
