| POLLINATION | Job done by the insects seen above the circled words in 17-, 26- and 50-Across |
| BEESWAX | Honey- and nectar-scented substance made by the insects looked after by apiculturists, used for candles, lip balm, furniture polish and such like (7) |
| HONEY | Substance or food produced by the insects studied in melittology (5) |
| STOPLIGHTS | Colloquial term for traffic controls featuring the colors in 18-, 26-, and 50-Across |
| CONSTRUCTIONSET | Box of Lego bricks, e.g., or a hint to the last words of 20-, 26- and 50-Across |
| HCA | Acronym for healthcare assistant, the job done by Adele Effanga in Holby City (3) |
| PLANNER | Job done by Jean Slater as part of a family business in EastEnders (7) |
| LUBE | Job done by a mechanic |
| BEFORE | Because trapped by the insect earlier on |
| MANTIS | Mother isn't upset by the insect (6) |
| SPIN | With the circled word in the grids center, what each circled word is? |
| TEST | Any of the eight circled words in this puzzle, and what's spelled out by their intersections |
| TIMESPANS | Millenniums, for instance ... or a hint to the hidden words in 17-, 31- and 44- Across |
| HALO | One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo |
| LOCUSTS | Insects seen in place across street |
| HOMONYMS | What the other three circled words in this puzzle are (8) |
| FEDORA | Ironwork by artist, something seen above the head (6) |
| EXITPOLLING | Voting on the way out? Done by the Exchequer, say? (4,7) |
| SIDEBYSIDE | Apt title for this puzzle, appearing after both words in 17-, 30-, and |
| ICEBERGS | Only small parts of them can be seen above the water (8) |
