| HOSPITALCORNERS | Institutional bed-making technique, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| GENEEDITING | Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers |
| INVISIBLEINK | Secret message technique ... and a hint to four puzzle clues |
| JUMPSCARE | Scream-evoking horror film technique ... and a hint to what's hiding in five puzzle rows |
| BACKUPBANDS | Miami Sound Machine and others, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SHUFFLEBOARD | Game played on a floor or table, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| STEPSUPONESGAME | Improves to meet a challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| VIRTUOSO | A musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry (8) |
| SLOMO | Informal term for a film-making technique used for action replays or to add suspense, for example (3-2) |
| MIXEDMEDIA | Artwork using both paint and collage, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| MIXEDNUTS | Party snack (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| STIRTHEPOT | Cause trouble ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| GRANDFINALE | Climactic show ending, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| WOODFINISH | Butcher-block application, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| WRONGWAY | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SPLITTHEPOT | Divvy up poker hand winnings, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SHIFTYEYES | Sign of deceit, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SCRAMBLEDEGGS | Breakfast serving, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| DOUBLERAINBOW | Rare sighting after a storm ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| CHANGESTHEWORLD | Has a huge impact ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
