| COMETOPAPA | Casino cry ... or a hint for 16-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across |
| HALLOWEENPARTY | October event for 16-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across |
| CANDYCOATED | Like Jordan almonds...or 16-, 23-, 37- and 49-A |
| CALL | A holla or summons; a bird's cry or a whistle imitating thus; a direction in square-dancing; or, a signal by bell, bugle or trumpet (4) |
| ITSATRAP | Warning cry... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues |
| AVENGERSASSEMBLE | Classic comics rallying cry ... or a hint to |
| ITSAWRAP | Director's cry, or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 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) |
| BACKTOSQUAREONE | Where you go for a fresh start ... or a hint for four answers in this puzzle |
| BEACHFRONT | Valuable shore property, and a hint to what the first words of 17-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across have in common |
| TIRESWING | Backyard recreation (and a clue to the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 45-Across) |
| PRIMETIMES | Peak periods for TV, or a hint for the asterisked clues (5,5) |
| TEASEUP | Give height, as a hairdo ... or a hint for entering the answers to the starred clues |
| OUTSIDEINTEREST | Hobby ... or a hint for how to finish the theme answers to this puzzle |
| NOTTOBE | Ill-fated ... or a hint for answering the six starred clues |
| FROMSTEMTOSTERN | Thoroughly ... or a hint for parsing some lowercase letters in four of this puzzle's clues |
| HOTCORNER | Third base, in baseball lingo ... or a hint for answering eight other clues in this puzzle |
| LPS | Old records ... or a hint for this puzzle's seven longest answers |
| CDPLAYERS | Car accessories first launched in 1984, or a hint for answers to asterisked clues (9) |
