| SPICEBLENDS | Mixes such as garam masala and ras el hanout, and what are found in this puzzle's circles? |
| WORKAROUNDS | Ways to sidestep obstacles, and what are found in this puzzle's circles |
| ASSTS | TAs and RAs |
| PENNAMES | Writers' aliases, and what are found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| FOLDINGCHAIRS | Furniture designed for portability ... or, what are found in this puzzle's circles |
| ORRIS | Florentine iris root powder used in Ras el Hanout spice mixtures |
| CUMIN | Spice in ras el hanout |
| THESPICEISRIGHT | Contestants must perfect a ras el hanout today on ... |
| PARADOX | Logical contradiction ... or an aural hint to what are found in 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| HOUSEHOLDNAME | Instantly recognizable brand, and what can literally be found in this puzzle's circles? |
| SOAPBUBBLES | Products of a child's wand, and what are literally rising in this puzzle's circles |
| FIGHTINGWORDS | "Wanna take this outside?," e.g ... or what are found four times in this puzzle's circled letters |
| STUFFEDSHIRTS | Pompous sorts ... and what can be seen in this puzzle's circles? |
| BOOKENDS | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| GEARSHIFTS | Automatic functions in most cars, and what can be found in this puzzle's circles |
| FOREST | The majority of land snails are found in this vegetation type. Grows above grass and bush and is being brought toppling down to make hamburgers. (6) |
| CAPITALGRIDLOCK | Legislative impasse ... and what occurs at this puzzle's circles? |
| SQUAREROOTS | Patrick Creadon documentary about SpongeBob ... and what's found in this puzzle's circles |
| FALLINGWATER | Frank Lloyd Wright house built around multiple cascades, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| CRAZYHORSE | Lakota chief at Little Bighorn, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
