| THEINVISIBLEMAN | H. G. Wells novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| THESECRETGARDEN | Classic 1911 children's novel... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| ACROSSTHEPOND | In Britain, to Americans ... or a hint to what separates this puzzle's circled words |
| SEACREATURE | Aquatic denizen ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| HELLOAGAIN | "I'm baaaack!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| BOUNCEHOUSE | Party rental that may make you jump for joy ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| THE | Word that distinguishes an H.G. Wells novel from a similarly titled Ralph Ellison novel |
| LEFTBEHIND | Abandoned, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| RIGHTANGLE | Feature opposite the hypotenuse, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| TOPSCORES | Arcade game listings, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| BOTTOMOUT | Reach the low point, and a description of one of this puzzle's circled words |
| BARBECUESKEWER | Stick on a grill, or what passes through this puzzle's circled words? |
| WORLDS | The War of the -; H. G. Wells novel adapted as a radio episode by Orson Welles and a film by Steven Spielberg (6) |
| KIPPS | H G Wells novel which became Half a Sixpence (5) |
| HALF | - - - A Sixpence, musical based on H G Wells' novel Kipps (4) |
| PIECES | Parts, or parts of a chess set ... or what's spelled out by the letters parting this puzzle's circled words |
| SUSPECT | Person you'll find in the first letters of this puzzle's circled words |
| INTERNALORGANS | Essential structures exemplified by this puzzle's circled words |
| BIGBEND | National park along the Rio Grande, represented by this puzzle's circled words |
| JEKYLL | Literary character spelled out by the first letters of this puzzle's circled words |
