| MIDDLEC | Keyboard centrepiece, and a phonetic hint to six long puzzle answers |
| CSPAN | "Gavel-to-gavel" broadcaster, and a hint to six long answers in this puzzle |
| SHIFTINGGEARS | Unexpectedly changing one's attitude ... and what's literally hidden in six long puzzle answers |
| DECAY | Crumble away, and a phonetic hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| COMFORTABLE | Arrive to collect missing centrepiece, and something it could go on in snug (11) |
| EMBROIDER | Centrepiece and border I'm made to stitch (9) |
| TRACTILE | Portrait's centrepiece and animated drawing (8) |
| TURNAROUNDTIME | Period needed to fulfill a request ... and a hint to words hidden in three long puzzle answers |
| KEWPIE | Collectible doll, and a phonetic hint to four long puzzle answers |
| BTW | Incidentally, in texting ... and a hint to three long puzzle answers |
| IRS | AcrossApril 15 org., or, as a plural, a hint to four long puzzle answers |
| ABSENTEES | Educators' concerns ... or, a phonetic hint to how four long puzzle answers were derived |
| IRONSUPPLEMENTS | GNC offering, and a chemical hint to three long puzzle answers |
| CDCHANGER | Classic audiophile's equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers |
| PREINSTALLATION | Software service provided by hardware sellers ... and a hint to three long puzzle answers |
| EFFRONTERY | Boldness, and a hint to five long puzzle answers |
| DEEJAY | Wedding music provider ... and a homophonic hint to six puzzle answers |
| DARKESTTIMELINE | Worst possible existence, in a meme, and a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| BANDB | Inn offering a morning meal, briefly ... or a hint to six puzzle answers |
| DOWNATTHEHEELS | Tattered, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |