| RICEKRISPIES | Breakfast brand since 1928 that hints at the starts of 20-, 33- and 43-Across |
| BOSCO | Chocolate syrup brand since 1928 |
| HEATH | Toffee bar brand since 1928 |
| EDYS | Ice cream brand since 1928 |
| CHANGEOFPACE | Welcome break in one's routine, or the progression found at the starts of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across |
| DOSEQUIS | When translated to English, beer brand that hints at the common feature of the five other longest pu |
| BLOCKBUSTERS | Megahits, and what the interior letters of 20-, 33- and 43-Across effectively are? |
| ANDABOTTLEOFRUM | Phrase that follows the first syllables of 20-, 33- and 43-Across, especially today |
| FIXINGAMEAL | Preparing food, and an alternate title for this puzzle that hints at the word you'll find by unscrambling the circled foods and taking their first letters |
| TRIPLEDOUBLE | Ten or more points, rebounds and assists in one game, in hoops lingo ... and a literal feature of 20-, 33- and 43-Across |
| CLOCK | Instrument that hints at the missing parts of certain answers in this puzzle |
| HOUSEOFCARDS | Hit Netflix show that hints at the theme hidden in the puzzle's borders |
| JUSTATRIM | Salon request that hints at the letters to write (or imagine) above the starred clues' answers |
| MONSTERSINC | 2001 Pixar movie that hints at the first parts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| CPI | Economic statistic that hints at the cost of living: Abbr. |
| MAKEAWISH | Charity that hints at the starred answers' starts |
| BUSINESSINSIDER | Financial news site that hints at the starred answers' indicated letters? |
| JAYZ | Rapper whose name hints at the extremities of the answers to the five starred clues |
| THEROADNOTTAKEN | Robert Frost poem that hints at the starred answers |
| SATURDAYNIGHT | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
