| EREADER | Kindle, e.g. ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme? |
| SEMICIRCLES | First- and third- quarter moons, eg .. or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| VWS | Bugs, e.g. ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| TRIPLETHREAT | Actor/singer/dancer, e.g., or a hint to answers to asterisked clues (12) |
| LEAPDAY | 2/29/16, e.g. ... or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| FWARDINGADDRESS | Something to leave at the post office ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme? |
| ELONGATE | Stretch... or a hint to this puzzle's theme? |
| INSIDEINFO | *Stock tips, e.g., or a hint to the starred answers' synonyms and their placement in the grid |
| ADVANCEDDEGREES | Post-college goals, e.g., or a hint to what the starred answers are progressively "awarded" |
| RUNWAY | A catwalk; a chute or flume for conveying logs; a track made by a small animal under snow or in grass, e.g.; or, a type of airstrip for the take-off and landing of aircraft (6) |
| GUTCOURSE | Easy A (or where to learn about this puzzle's theme?) |
| WHYYOULITTLE | What a solver might growl after catching on to this puzzle's theme? |
| STEMCELLS | Subject of some medical research ... or a description of this puzzle's theme? |
| THREEDGLASSES | What you'll need to view this puzzle's theme? |
| STATEYOURNAME | Bailiff's directive that's apt to this puzzle's theme? |
| WHOLESOME | Like feel-good memes, or this puzzle's theme? |
| CMINOR | Key to this puzzle's theme? |
| TOOWISE | Overly intelligent clue to this puzzle's theme? |
| TORAH | Sacred text ... or your reaction upon figuring out this puzzle's theme? |
| BUNS | Hamburger parts, or this puzzle's theme? |
