| SPLITSTHEBILL | Goes Dutch, or what this puzzle does four times |
| SPLIT | With 41- and 45-Across, go Dutch, or what the answers to the starred clues do? |
| SPLITS | Goes Dutch on desserts (6) |
| SPLITTHEBILL | Go Dutch ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 37- and 44-Across |
| TAKESTHEEDGEOFF | Alleviates pain a little ... or what this puzzle does to certain squares for literal effect |
| SCRAMBLEBANDS | College musicians making shapes on the field, or do what this puzzle does to the once-recognizable starred phrases |
| ENDS | What this puzzle does here |
| CLOSESTHEDEAL | Has successful negotiations, and, in a way, what this puzzle does |
| FLIPS | What each word of six or more letters in this puzzle does |
| GETSTHEAX | What each theme answer in this puzzle does |
| KNOWSBEANS | What someone who completes this puzzle does? |
| GOESUPANDDOWN | What each group of circled words in this puzzle does |
| CLIMBSTHELADDER | Advances through corporate ranks ... and what the answer to each starred clue in this puzzle does |
| DROPSTHEMIC | *Emphatically ends a performance ... or what this puzzle literally does |
| RAISEDTHEBAR | Elevated expectations ... or what this puzzle's maker did to five answers in this puzzle? |
| ALITTLEOFFTHETOP | Trim request ... or what this puzzle takes, based on what its missing letters spell? |
| ATOZ | Comprehensive... or, what this puzzle's four theme entries go from |
| DIAMONDRINGS | Symbols of betrothal (or what this puzzle has) |
| BOXINGROUNDS | Three-minute periods (or what this puzzle is doing) |
| APTEST | Exam for an ambitious H.S. student ... or what this puzzle has been? |
