| CARBONFOOTPRINT | Global warming calculation whose shape is suggested by connecting 14 squares in this puzzle in a clo |
| EIFFELTOWER | Landmark inaugurated 3/31/1889 whose shape is suggested by nine squares in this puzzle's completed grid |
| POBOX | Certain mailing address, for short ... or a hint to 14 squares in this puzzle |
| BALLOON | Party staple suggested by connecting this puzzle's special squares |
| TWEEDS | Textiles such as the "Clo-Mor" traditionally handwoven by Outer Hebridean islanders for country clothes of the same name (6) |
| HARRIS | Southern part of the largest island of the Outer Hebrides, noted for its "clo-mor" tweed originally handwoven by local crofters from their cottages (6) |
| IRON | Smoo*h, as clo*hes |
| ZZTOP | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| DOUBLE | Like the names in this puzzle, in a way |
| IMAGINARYNUMBER | What ends each of five answers in this puzzle, in a way? |
| PYRAMID | Shape which in geometry is described as a polyhedron formed by connecting a polyagonal base and an apex (7) |
| HEMISPHERES | What our grid reveals in border is in this puzzle, in message added (11) |
| LITTLEKID | Child represented in six squares in this puzzle (in either of two different ways) |
| BOAT | A clipper, dinghy, ship or yacht for life on the brine whose shape is reflected in the form of an argyle, gravy jug, navette or wide bateau neckline (4) |
| CROISSANT | French foodstuff whose shape is sometimes falsely claimed to celebrate a defeat of Arabic invaders of Europe |
| BOWTIE | Neck accessory whose shape is depicted as a patchwork pattern and the pasta variety farfalle (3,3) |
| DECAGON | Ten-sided polygon whose shape is observed in certain coins, patchwork, Penrose tiling and large umbrellas (7) |
| BUTTERFLY | Image formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to N and then back to A |
| LIGHTNINGBOLT | What's formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to F and then back to A |
| OCHRISTMASTREE | Holiday carol ... or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished |