| SPLITEND | Hair problem, and what three short puzzle answers each has |
| THINKINGCAP | Something to put on when solving a problem . . . and what 5-, 18-, 25-, and 37-Down each feature? |
| CONSUMER | Party (16 22) feeding problem and what's driving business? (8,6) |
| CATCHSOMEZS | What I hope I'll be able to do better with my CPAP machine, and what three phrases in this puzzle do to create the double-starred answers |
| HIDDENCARBS | Bane of a ketogenic diet, and what three long puzzle answers contain |
| SPACEINVADERS | Classic arcade game with pixelated aliens, and what three answers in this puzzle have |
| GETSTRAIGHTFS | Flunk out ... and what three long answers do? |
| FALLINGSTARS | Meteors, and what three Down answers aptly contain |
| AROUND | What a seasoned person has been, and how this puzzle's theme answers each literally go |
| INS | What this puzzle's long answers each have three of |
| LETTEROPENERS | Mail-processing tools, and what the four theme answers each have |
| NUMBERONEHITSONGS | This puzzle's long answers each consist of three of these |
| SOS | Three short, three long, three short; a clear easily transmittable distress signal and pattern in Morse code, for ships appealing for emergency help, rescue or support (1,1,1) |
| LETTERS | The three longest answers each have 15 unique ones |
| SCALE | What the four longest Across answers each have two parts of |
| HAVEABALL | Enjoy a great time ... or what the starred clues' answers each do? |
| GREEKLETTER | What the nine long answers each start with |
| ADS | What the longest answers each have two of |
| CROSSTHETS | Pay attention to detail ... and, homophonically, what three pairs of puzzle answers do |
| SANCTUM | Short puzzle engaging African party in quiet room? |
