| THEPOWEROFTEN | Exponential measurement, and in a way, what's demonstrated in how answers were formed in 20-, 34- an |
| OUT | Deceive... or a hint to how the spellings of the starred clues' answers were formed? |
| FAKE | Deceive... or a hint to how the spellings of the starred clues' answers were formed? |
| PARADISELOST | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| YOURADHERE | Words on an empty billboard, and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| OHYOU | Words to a kidder, and a hint to how this puzzle's five longest answers were created |
| NILES | Michigan city where Tommy James and the Shondells were formed in 1964 (5) |
| IMOUT | "Peace!," and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| CORPORATEMERGER | Business acquisition ... or a hint to how the answers to the starred clues in this puzzle were formed? |
| SCOFF | Speak derisively, and a hint to how this puzzle's long answers were created |
| DROPTHEACT | "We're on to you!" (and a hint to how this puzzle's other four longest answers were created) |
| SWITCHHIT | Swing both ways, and a literal hint to how four puzzle answers were created |
| STRIPTEASE | 1996 Demi Moore film ... and a hint to how four puzzle answers were created |
| DOUBLEORQUITS | Gambling gambit, and a hint to how answers to asterisked clues must be entered (13) |
| RISD | Campus where Talking Heads were formed in 1974: abbr. |
| NORTHERN | Bradford Bulls were formed in 1907 as Bradford ........ (8) |
| ABSENTEES | Educators' concerns ... or, a phonetic hint to how four long puzzle answers were derived |
| FILLINGUPWITHGAS | Pre-road trip detail ... and a hint to what certain parts of three long answers were doing as you solved them |
| 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 |
