| SOAPBUBBLES | Products of a child's wand, and what are literally rising in this puzzle's circles |
| BOOKENDS | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| SWELLINGS | Lumps rising in this soon part (9) |
| UPAS | You say sap is rising in this tree |
| BACKTOBACKGAMES | Doubleheader feature, and what are literally found in 17-, 23-, and 44-Across |
| 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 |
| HIDDENGEMS | Some buried treasure, or what are literally found in the answers to starred clues |
| TWISTOFFATE | Ironic change in destiny ... and, literally, what happens in this puzzle's circles |
| WIDESPREAD | Extensive ... and what's literally seen 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 |
| SECRETFRIENDS | Kid's imaginary companions, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| BACKWOODS | Primitive area, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| GEARSHIFTS | Automatic functions in most cars, and what can be found in this puzzle's circles |
| HOUSEHOLDNAME | Instantly recognizable brand, and what can literally be found in this puzzle's circles? |
| AGRIMONY | From Greek for "poppy", thought due to its ancient use as a sedative, a plant with spikes of yellow flowers, hence its other names including church steeples, fairy wand and sticklewort (8) |
| MASCARA | It comes with a wand and helps Ma hide a scar (7) |
| TURNINGRED | Showing embarrassment ... or what the circles in three puzzle answers are literally doing |
| FLIPPINGHOUSES | Buying, renovating and quickly selling homes for profit ... or what this puzzle's theme entries are literally doing |
