| HAMONRYE | Common deli order ... or a literal occurrence five times in this puzzle |
| BOOKSONTAPE | Audible.com predecessor, and three literal occurrences in this puzzle |
| EASYONTHEEYES | Good-looking E or a phonetic hint to a feature found five times in this puzzle |
| FILE | Word, derived from a string upon which documents were strung, for a folder for keeping papers in order; or, a line or row of people, soldiers or chessboard squares (4) |
| COLORFULCHARACTER | Interesting person ... or what's included, phonetically, five times in this puzzle |
| DASHEDLINE | Indication of where to cut ... or something written five times in this puzzle? |
| OBLATE | A lay member of a monastic order - or a quality of a flattened sphere (6) |
| CHRISTOPHERCOLUMBUS | Explorer whose name is rearranged five times in this puzzle |
| RAISETHEBAR | Set higher standards, and what you must do five times in this puzzle |
| TOY | Gift hidden Christmas-style five times in this puzzle |
| PUTONANACT | Pretend, and what you'll find five times in this puzzle |
| EGGSOVEREASY | Food that's literally represented five times in this puzzle |
| ELBOWBUMP | Handsfree greeting aptly depicted five times in this puzzle |
| TRAPDOORS | Secret exits represented five times in this puzzle's grid |
| ALLROADSLEADTOROME | Aphorism that's visually depicted five times in this puzzle's grid |
| LOVEBUG | "Darling" creature found five times in this puzzle |
| EARLYBIRDGETSTHEWORM | Adage about seizing opportunities, as depicted five times in this puzzle |
| IMAGINARYFRIEND | Childhood companion depicted five times in this puzzle, thanks to some Down clues |
| MIXEDDRINKS | Cocktails (that are made five times in this puzzle) |
| BALLDROP | End-of-December tradition depicted five times in this puzzle |
