| FIVERS | Fins, or when parsed differently, a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| SANDBOX | Where a kid might build a castle ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers |
| TRASHPANDA | Humorous nickname for a raccoon ... or when parsed differently, a hint to understanding the starred clues' answers |
| MISPLAYED | Made a wrong move, say ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers |
| MOVEDOVER | Change a map of southern England? ... or, when parsed differently, what you need to do to the answers to the starred clues |
| WORDSQUARE | Classic letter puzzle - or, when parsed differently, a hint to three Down answers in this puzzle |
| ATHENS | Capital of Greece...and when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers |
| LIPPSINC | Tar Heel St. city named for a part of the mouth with a trident-shaped Greek letter written on it? ... or, when parsed differently, the band with the No. 1 hit spelled out in the circled squares |
| TENSESUP | Stiffens ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues collectively have? |
| NAMESADAY | Does some scheduling... or, when parsed differently, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| PHOTOSHOP | Adobe graphics editor...or when parsed differently, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| WORKSWITHOUTANET | Has no plan B ... or, when parsed differently, what each of the starred clues does vis-a-vis its answer? |
| CONNECTICUT | The Constitution State ... or, when parsed differently, what you gradually do with this puzzle's circled letters? |
| BREAKITUP | Stop a fight ... and a hint to a literal feature of the answers to starred clues |
| TENETS | Core principles and when parsed differently, what you'll find across all of the answers to the starred clues |
| IDIGIT | "Righteous, dude!" ... or, parsed differently, a hint to parts of the starred clues' answers |
| CHAOSMAGIC | Power that enables the Scarlet Witch to rewrite reality, and a hidden feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| SPACETRAVEL | Voyage by rocket ... or a feature of the answers to the 12 starred clues? |
| SURROUNDSOUND | Home theater feature, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| SOUNDMIXING | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
