| BORDERBILLS | Federal government plans (like the one by James Lankford), and a literal description of this puzzle's grid |
| SIDEJOB | Secondary gig, and a literal description of this puzzle |
| HELLBENT | Totally determined, and a literal description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| THEQUEENSSPEECH | In which government plans men to be gathered by actor Tree, after polling (3,6,6) |
| APOSTOLIC | Pauline for one has no way to stop a detailed government plan |
| BOOKSATRIP | Makes vacation plans, like a collector? |
| DIETS | Plans like Atkins fail on back street (5) |
| IDEAS | Thoughts or plans, like soap characters often have (5) |
| BUDGET | Government plan to shift with time |
| AIRTAXING | Government plan to raise revenue from breathing? |
| ADDITIONBYSUBTRACTION | Strategy for improving a business through downsizing ... and a literal description of the letters dropped from this puzzle's businesses |
| CHANGINGTABLES | Furniture for new parents ... and a literal description of the circled squares (look on top of them to find this puzzle's six-letter meta answer) |
| MIXEDGREENS | Salad choice, and a literal description of the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| TOOLSAROUND | Takes a casual drive ... and a literal description of 10 puzzle answers |
| GRIMACESHAKE | McDonald's beverage that, when drunk, supposedly leads to ridiculous and frightening consequences (and a literal description of the circled letters) |
| ITSONTHEHOUSE | "Your money is no good here" ... and a literal description of each answer to the starred clues |
| JOHNNYONTHESPOT | Person who's ready and able to help ... or a literal description of four occurrences in this puzzle |
| BROADCOMEDIES | Zany movies, or a literal description of the contents of the spread-out circles |
| WATERSLIDES | Summer amusements ... or a literal description of three answers in this puzzle |
| ADBLOCK | Popular browser extension ... or a literal description of four black squares in this puzzle |
