| TRIALBALLOON | Project announced as a test of public opinion |
| SOUNDINGBOARD | Is it a test of public opinion getting feedback from The Plank? (8,5) |
| DATACENTER | Energy-intensive computing facility, such as those slated for construction in the half-trillion-dollar Stargate Project (announced in January, 2025) |
| OPINIONPOLL | A test of public's views (7,4) |
| POLL | Test of public opinion (4) |
| MARKETRESEARCH | Three car makers organised test of public opinion (6,8) |
| POLLSTER | One who carries out and examines tests of public opinion (8) |
| ELECTIONS | Head off to pick out one working on Sunday in tests of public opinion (9) |
| NEVE | Campbell who was recently announced as a series regular for Season 4 of "House of Cards" |
| CABER | A heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (5) |
| WHITELOTUS | With "The": show created by Mike White, who was announced as a contestant on Season 50 of "Survivor" on Tuesday |
| AJWAIN | Amateur Jack Rooney announced as a seed (6) |
| REIGN | Bad weather announced, as a rule |
| AUDITION | Sample performance of an actor musician, singer or dancer as a test of skill for a specific role (8) |
| ALFET | A vessel of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his arm as a test of his innocence. (5) |
| LITMUS | Dye used as a test of acidity (6) |
| ORATORICAL | Actor trained with one during test of public speaking (10) |
| ORATORIAL | Rising register Coot slipped into test of public speaking |
| OPINIONPOLLS | Assessments of public opinion by questioning a representative sample, especially as the basis for forecasting the results of voting (7,5) |
| SWATHE | A large amount of land, or often now, of public opinion |
