| STRANDED | Driven aground and, in a way, coloured |
| SUEZ | Canal built in 1869, fought for in 1956, and in the news in 2021 when a ship ran aground and blocked it |
| LERMONTOV | Russian cruise ship which ran aground and sank in the Marlborough Sounds in 1986, the Mikhail ___ (9) |
| THEPOWEROFTEN | Exponential measurement, and in a way, what's demonstrated in how answers were formed in 20-, 34- an |
| 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 |
| ANDROCLES | He was close to a beast and, in a way, closer (9) |
| UNHEALTHILY | In Hull they start to appear misguided and in a way harmful |
| LONGGONE | Extinct since way back when ... and, in a way, what each set of circles represents |
| PLEASE | It will elapse and in a way, delight you (6) |
| SWEET | Very nice and, in a way, very small (5) |
| FEAT | Accomplished and in a way, that's fate! (4) |
| WALKONAIR | Experience elation, and, in a way, each set of circled letters |
| CLOSESTHEDEAL | Has successful negotiations, and, in a way, what this puzzle does |
| CONTROVERSIALLY | Evil lots carry on naughtily and in a way some would question |
| PASTURE | It's over and in a way you regret having them graze there (7) |
| NINETOFIVEJOBS | Predictable work ... and, in a way, what the other three longest answers are? |
| REARSEATS | What many sports cars lack, and, in a way, what the ends of the starred answers are |
| BALLCLUB | Angels or Dodgers, and, in a way, what the first words of the answers to starred clues comprise |
| BOX | Container (and, in a way, what you will find outlined by this year's clues related to the mega-meta) |
