| COREBUSINESS | Company's main activity, and a hint to a different three-letter abbreviation hidden in 19-, 27- and |
| BADCHOLESTEROL | Nickname for the three-letter abbreviation hidden in this puzzle's theme entries |
| ALLINTHEFAMILY | Groundbreaking sitcom, and a hint to four different three-letter words concealed by starred answers |
| ROLEREVERSAL | Psychodrama technique ... and a literal hint to what's hidden in 19-, 32- and 39-Across |
| LITTLEBOPEEP | One who lost what's hidden in 19-, 34- and 42-Across |
| COLLEGEDROPOUTS | Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey, famously, and a hint to some three-letter abbreviations in this puzzle |
| HIDDENBALLTRICK | Diamond gambit, or a hint to a different concealed word found in each answer to a starred clue |
| COVERTOPS | Clandestine activity, and a hint to answering the starred clues |
| DAYANDNIGHT | All the time, as well as a hint to the abbreviations hidden in the starred answers |
| ISS | Three-letter abbreviation for the large space station currently in Earth orbit. Its first parts were the Russian control module Zarya, launched November 20, 1998, and the U.S.-built Unity connecting n |
| HFC | Three-letter abbreviation for any of several organic compounds composed of hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon. |
| LINEDANCING | Honky-tonk activity, and a description of the first parts of 20-, 34- and 41- Across |
| INNERCIRCLE | Privileged group, and a hint to a different |
| ETC | Three-letter abbreviation for a two-word term |
| EXPERIENCEPOINT | *Gaming term whose two-letter abbreviation is hidden in each starred answer (find all five examples to master this puzzle!) |
| ICANTHEARYOU | Crowd-rallying cry, or a hint to a 40- Down letter in 19-. 27- and 41-Across |
| SILENT | Crowd-rallying cry, or a hint to a 40- Down letter in 19-. 27- and 41-Across |
| SKIPPINGSTONES | Leisurely lakeside activity, and a clue for the circled letters |
| JOGGING | Workout activity...and a suit |
| ODD | Like the numbers 19 27 and 37 |
