| DAILYJUMBLE | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| JUMBLE | Popular newspaper puzzle subtitled "That Scrambled Word Game" |
| SHARKINFESTEDWATERS | Dangerous area for those in the top row of this puzzle, and a hint to the words under the six black tins in the grid |
| GREATWALL | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| THEUNIT | CBS drama co-starring Scott Foley (who co-created this puzzle), and a hint to puzzle theme that begi |
| TEARAPART | Rip to pieces, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| SEEDCAPITAL | Startup funds ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| ANTEUP | Poker request, and a literal hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| RADIOEDIT | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| SWAPMEET | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| TUMBLEWEEDS | Drifters in some Western scenes and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| YINANDYANG | Chinese philosophical forces, and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| CANIGETANAMEN | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| ETC | List abbr. (and what's hidden in the answers to this puzzle's four starred clues) |
| NLE | Marlins' div., and what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| SUPERBOWL | Event that could feature any of the athletes found in five squares in this puzzle ... and a Feb. 9, 2025, event featuring the athletes spelled out in the first letters of five Across entries and then |
| DEBUGGING | Correcting, in a way ... or what would need to be done to remove the things hidden in the answers to starred clues? |
| MONKEYS | 12 in the title of a 1995 Bruce Willis film [NOTE: This puzzle contains twenty 12s, nineteen of which are in the clues. Can you find the lone 12 that's hidden in the answers? It's plainly visible, rea |
| LEMONTWIST | Cocktail garnish, and a hint to letters hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| BEANSALAD | Picnic veggie dish, and a hint to words hidden in the answers to starred clues |
