| PROTEINSHAKE | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| MINCE | Animals take in a bit of nourishment and grind |
| EATING | Taking nourishment and wasting away |
| BACKUPSINGER | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| TWISTEDHUMOR | Element of irony, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| MADSCRAMBLE | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| THREEPIECESUIT | It includes a vest ... and what can be found in each set of circles in the long answers |
| TAXRETURN | April 15 filing, or what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle |
| ALITTLEBITFISHY | Somewhat suspect (and a hint to what can be found by connecting the circled letters in alphabetical |
| BACKCOUNTRY | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| HIDDENGEM | Diamond in the rough, and what can be found in each set of circles |
| BACKSTREET | Thoroughfare away from the main drag, or what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| TROUBLEDWATERS | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| CHOPPEDSANDWICH | Viral hero, and a description of what's found in each set of circled letters |
| BLOCKCHAIN | Digital ledger that stores non-fungible tokens, and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| MIXEDBAG | Diverse assortment... and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| DEUCESWILD | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| BOOKENDS | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| THETUBE | Set in a den, slangily ... or, initially, what can be found in each answer to a starred clue |
| INNERCORE | Earth's most central geologic layer ... or what can be found in each set of puzzle circles |
