| FALLINGRAIN | Downpour, or when parsed another way, what can be found in this puzzle's sets of circles |
| SPILLTHETEA | "Give me some gossip!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's sets of circles, which affect four Across answers |
| REPAIRS | Fixes, or, parsed another way, what 17-, 28-, 44- and 58-Across have |
| SWIVELCHAIR | Office purchase, and in a way, what can be seen in this puzzle's sequence of circles |
| EXTREMESPORTS | X Games activities, and, in a way, what can be found in this puzzle's circles |
| MAKINGAPACT | Formally agreeing to terms, and what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are gradually doing |
| COMEBACKKID | Young player on the rebound ... or, in another way, what each set of circles in this puzzle represen |
| WHEELS | What this puzzle's sets of shaded squares resemble |
| COINS | Items that can circulate or be tossed ... as illustrated in this puzzle's six sets of circles |
| MIXEDSIGNALS | Communication confusion ... or what's literally found in this puzzle's three sets of circles |
| ASYMMETRY | Unusual feature of this puzzle ... or, when parsed as two words (1,8), another unusual feature of this puzzle |
| MCJOBS | Supposedly low-wage occupations ... or parsed another way a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| BREAKFAST | Important meal, or what the circled letters do, if parsed another way |
| AHEAD | Winning ... or, read another way, what nine of ten answers in this puzzle have? |
| WOODROW | First name of a former president ... or, read another way, what each of the circled lines is |
| PENTANGLES | Five-pointed stars ... or, in two words, what the sets of circles represent? |
| BEATLEMANIA | 1960s rock frenzy ... or when sounded out another way, what you might feel while solving this puzzle? |
| WORD | Scrabble play, or, when parsed in three parts, a hint to the switch featured in this puzzle's longest answers |
| AHEADOF | Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| DEJECTION | Sadness ... or, read another way, what five puzzle answers have in common |
