| MUSCLINGIN | Imposing oneself, or a hint to the gym slang added to the starred answers |
| TOWEL | A piece of absorbent cloth used for drying oneself or a thing after washing |
| SUPERBOWLLIV | Big game on February 2, 2020 ... or a hint to what's added to the starred answers |
| ZEN | "Your Moment of ___," and a hint to what's added to the starred answers |
| RANDR | Vacation, briefly ... or the letters added to the starred answers |
| COMPASS | Device hinting at the directions that were added to the starred clues' answers |
| POCKETS | Keeps for oneself ... or features of the answers to all the starred clues |
| LIEDOWN | Place oneself or to be in a prostate position to rest or sleep (3,4) |
| CALORIES | What's been added to the starred answers |
| BRANDNEWKEY | 1971 #1 Hit for Melanie (there are five added to the starred phrases) |
| ALIBIS | "I got up, got a latte, went to the gym, got a perm, and came home," and others |
| BEFIT | Accord with a reason to go to the gym? (5) |
| ASSEMBLYLINE | "Students should report to the gym for a special presentation" |
| MEN | "How to Go to the Gym Even Though ___ Will Be There" ("Reductress" headline) |
| GREYMATTER | For thinking about a retreat to the gym! (4,6) |
| SWEPT | At the beginning of September we went to the gym and cleaned it up (5) |
| SELFPOSSESSED | Sure of oneself or into oneself, like a demon? (4-9) |
| TRICK | Choose to treat oneself, or was it a ruse? (5) |
| SORE | Achy after a trip to the gym |
| ATHLEISURE | Clothing that's just as good for going to the gym as it is for sitting on the couch |
