| TAKETHEWRONGWAY | Misinterpret, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| ROUGHPATCH | Difficult time, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| UNDO | A possible synonym for the puzzle's title; an anagram of this word is hidden in each of the starred entries |
| ESP | Shortened term for the puzzle's title, it is hidden in each of the starred entries |
| PINACOLADA | Cocktail from Puerto Rico; its potent ingredient is hidden in each of the starred entries |
| FORTYWINKS | A little sleep; a 3-letter synonym for this is hidden in each of the starred entries |
| PLANETOFTHE | 1968 sci-fi classic; the missing title word is hidden in each of the long across entries |
| FACEBOOKENDS | Headline that would shock the Internet community (or put another way, hint to the divided word in each of the answers to starred clues) |
| PUTAPININTHAT | "Let's revisit it later" ... or what one can do to each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| FRUIT | A different one is hidden in each of this puzzle's seven longest answers |
| INNERGODDESS | Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues |
| NOTWOAREALIKE | Description of snowflakes ... and the letters within each of the answers to the starred clues |
| AHA | Akin to the puzzle's title word, it's hidden in each of the starred entries |
| FOODCHAIN | Hierarchical system ... or what is formed when the answers to the starred clues are placed end to end |
| OHMY | Cry of astonishment ... and phrase uttered immediately after saying the plural form each of the answers to the three starred clues, perhaps? |
| ROMAN | Caesar, e.g. (or each of the answers to the starred clues?) |
| TRUCKDRIVER | What each of the answers to the starred clues once was |
| FINALSCORE | Game-ending result ... or what each of the answers to starred clues has? |
| SHUFFLEBOARD | Cruise ship game ... or how to start each of the answers to starred clues? |
| NOM | Oscar acknowledgment, for short, which each of the answers to the starred clues gained in 2024 |
