| SANDTRAPS | Golf hazards, or what the letters between the circles have fallen into |
| CUTOUTOFWHOLECLOTH | Completely false, or what the letters between the circles are? |
| LAPSED | To have fallen into disuse, is to have done what (6) |
| LIFEBELTS | Aids which keep people who have fallen into water afloat (9) |
| INSIDESCOOP | Behind-the-scenes exclusive, or a description of the letters *between* the circles in 17-, 25-, 34-, and 45-Across |
| BREAKINGGROUND | Starting a project ... and what the letters between the starting and ending pairs of letters in each |
| TOYS | Plush items that might utter the phrase spelled by the letters between the pairs of circles |
| WINTERARC | Season-long alternative to a New Year's resolution, or what the letters in the shaded squares represent? |
| CROSSDRESSING | "Mrs. Doubtfire" plot device - or what the letters in this clue's answer do five times? |
| RISKASSESS | Evaluate the possible hazards or dangers in a product, situation or activity (4,6) |
| PRIZEINSIDE | Cracker Jack extra, and what the answers with circles have |
| FLIPPEDTHEBIRD | Gestured rudely ... or what this puzzle's circles have done? |
| HIDDENGEMS | What the long Across answers with circles have |
| INNERDEMONS | Personal struggles, and what the answers with circles have |
| HARRIS | Author of some 16 novels including the Cicero Trilogy and his recent title, Precipice, which is based on the love affair/letters between the former PM H H Asquith and Venetia Stanley (6) |
| UNIFORM | What is the radio operators' code word for the letter between tango and victor? (7) |
| FORK | What the letters added to the four "stirred" words in this puzzle spell |
| ERECTED | Built (... first 2. Bonus: Note what the letters above the blocks spell!) |
| YELLOWFLAGS | Iris-like flowers; or, signals warning of hazards or crashes in motor racing (6,5) |
| LEADER | Main article in paper publishes first letter between the French and the German (6) |
