| FORESEES | Envisions ahead ... or a phonetic hint to what's in 17-, 31-, 38 and 55-Across |
| MAKEMINEADOUBLE | Drink order on a tough day, and a hint to what's in 17-, 22-, 37- and 47-Across |
| MAKETHECUT | Survive elimination ... or what one may do to the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 50-Across? |
| MAKEENDSMEAT | Summary of the phonetic puns at 17-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across? |
| WINE | Cellar supply, judged by the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 54-across |
| TIMESPANS | Millenniums, for instance ... or a hint to the hidden words in 17-, 31- and 44- Across |
| USTOO | "We also want in!" ... and a phonetic hint to what's found in the starred clues' answers |
| BRAKEJOBS | Garage offerings, and a phonetic hint to what the black squares in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 do |
| METOO | "Ditto!" (and a hint to what's in the grid-spanning answers) |
| DPS | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| QUEENSLAND | Australia's "Sunshine State" ... or where you might find the ends of 18-, 20-, 38- and 55- Across? |
| BEFORETIMES | Pre-apocalyptic period in some sci-fi stories ... or a phonetic hint to what's found in each starred clue's answer? |
| TUTUS | "Swan Lake" costumes ... and a phonetic hint to what you'll find in the starred clues' answers |
| TOGRINE | Hair growth product ... or a phonetic hint to what's been added to the tops of the longest Down answers |
| ROGAINE | Hair growth product ... or a phonetic hint to what's been added to the tops of the longest Down answers |
| WISECRACK | Make a witty comment, or a phonetic hint to what the indicated letters do (Bonus: Note what these letters spell) |
| KNOWING | Wise, or a phonetic hint to what was deleted from each starred answer |
| MARS | Where billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said in 2016 that he envisions a self-sustaining city some day |
| WISH | "Grown-up Christmas ___" is a wistful song which envisions a world" where right would always win and love would never end": |
| PIP | Tool used for calculating how far you're ahead or behind in a game of backgammon, the ... count |
