| CATWALK | Fashion runway, or, in a way, what this puzzle's 10 perimeter |
| CLOSESTHEDEAL | Has successful negotiations, and, in a way, what this puzzle does |
| SKIPJACK | Certain tuna ... or what this puzzle's 10 starred clues do |
| ITTEAM | Group of PC experts ... or what this puzzle's 10 theme answers are? |
| DOUBLEDOORS | School entrances, or, in a way, what each answer to a starred clue has |
| DEALBREAKER | Negotiations killer ... or, in a way, what each answer to a starred clue is |
| TSQUARE | Drawing aid ... or, in a way, what needs to be changed to solve the meta |
| POTATOHEAD | Mr. who debuted 5/1/1952, or in a way, what the first word of the answers to starred clues can be |
| SPEED | Move in a way suggested by this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| 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 |
| THEPOWEROFTEN | Exponential measurement, and in a way, what's demonstrated in how answers were formed in 20-, 34- an |
| LONGGONE | Extinct since way back when ... and, in a way, what each set of circles represents |
| SURROUNDSOUND | Home theater feature, and a hint to this puzzle's 10 border answers |
| MONEY | It's hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
| CRYPTOGRAM | A message from the grave? - like this puzzle (10) |
| 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) |
| PAPERTRAILS | What auditors look for, and, in a way, what the ends of the answers to starred clues are |
