| POPMUSIC | Punny description of this puzzle's Father's Day songs |
| RUNNINGJOKES | *Recurring gags... and a punny description of this puzzle's theme |
| THEOKCORRAL | See 28-Down ... or a punny description of this puzzle's circled answers? |
| RIGHTBETWEENTHE | With 67-Across, in a sudden and completely apparent way ... or a punny description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| EYESONTHEPRIZE | "Stay focused"... or a punny description of the placement of this puzzle's circled letters |
| LINKINGVERB | Word such as "be" ... or a punny description of the seven-letter word that can create new action words when its letters are inserted in the breaks of the circled action words |
| OVERLOADED | Carrying way too much, and a punny description of four Across answers in this puzzle |
| PAC | ___ animal (punny description of a donkey or elephant?) |
| VICIOUSCYCLES | Hard patterns to break ... or a punny description of the climbs up the circled letters |
| ACROSS | Like this answer, or a two-word description of this puzzle's theme |
| DIVIDEDHIGHWAY | Route with lanes of opposing traffic separated by a barrier, and a description of this puzzle's fourth parted word |
| STEMCELLS | Subject of some medical research ... or a description of this puzzle's theme? |
| CLOSINGSALE | Going-out-of-business bargain event, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| FAMILYMOVIES | Films deemed suitable for people of all ages ... or an ironic description of this puzzle's R-rated starred films |
| SILVERSTREAK | 1976 comedy film, and a description of this puzzle's center |
| THEMSTHEBREAKS | Description of this puzzle's circled spaces (and why they're disjointed) |
| ANIMALHOUSE | Classic Belushi comedy, or an apt description of this puzzle's grid? |
| CARINTERIORS | Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| FASTBREAK | Basketball strategy, and a description of this puzzle's longest answers |
| HELLBENT | Totally determined, and a literal description of this puzzle's circled letters |
