| OFFSIDES | Football offense ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| WISHBONE | Type of offense, or a carving leftover? |
| FLYINGWEDGE | Old offense, or a cheese-slicing mishap? |
| RUN | Football offense option |
| LINEMAN | Football offense position |
| THETHREESISTERS | Corn, beans and squash, in Mesoamerican tradition ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| ALLRISE | Order in the court, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| DOWNATTHEHEELS | Tattered, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| DECAY | Crumble away, and a phonetic hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| QTIP | Commonly misused toiletry item, and a clue to six answers in this puzzle |
| VEGETABLESHORTENING | Canful in a cupboard ... or a hint to parts of six answers in this puzzle |
| LEARNINGYIDDISH | Title on certain language videos ... with a hint to entering six answers in this puzzle |
| DROPZONE | Certain delivery location, and a hint to solving six answers in this puzzle |
| SKYFALL | 2012 Bond film ... or a hint to six other Down answers in this puzzle |
| DARKESTTIMELINE | Worst possible existence, in a meme, and a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| CSPAN | "Gavel-to-gavel" broadcaster, and a hint to six long answers in this puzzle |
| KINDASORTA | In a way ... and a hint to six additions in this puzzle |
| MIXEDNS | Party snack ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| BANDB | Inn offering a morning meal, briefly ... or a hint to six puzzle answers |
| CRUSHEDI | Drink cooler ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle's answer |
