| NOIFSANDSORBUTS | Puzzle theme evident in 17-, 25- and 43-Across |
| RECYCLEDPLASTIC | Useful waste, what's literally hidden in 17-, 25- and 46-Across |
| ATHREEPIECESUIT | It's hidden in 17, 25 and 54 Across |
| SECONDARYCOLORS | Hues appearing in 17-, 25- and 47-Across |
| FROMTIMETOTIME | On occasion ... and how 20-, 25- and 43- Across go? |
| CLOSINGARGUMENT | Courtroom conclusion (and a hint to 17-, 25-, and 43-Across) |
| ONESTOPSHOPPING | Target convenience, and a hint to the first words of 17-, 25- and 43-Across |
| ASTHEWORLDTURNS | Soap opera that ran for 54 years (and a hint to 17-, 25-, and 43-Across) |
| ITJUSTAINTRIGHT | "That's so unfair!"...or a hint to 17-, 25- and 43-Across, in three other senses |
| TOOLSOFTHETRADE | Objects needed for pursuing one's occupation . . . and what 17-, 25-, and 43-Across have with them at all times |
| NOMANISANISLAND | John Donne quote disproved by 17-, 25- and 43-Across? |
| DOUBLECROSS | Betray ... or a hint to what can precede each half of 17-, 25- and 43-Across |
| DATAMINING | NSA surveillance activity ... or, the process needed to dig out the info hidden in 17-, 25-, 37- and |
| TICTACTOE | Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across |
| ALLINADAYSWORK | "Just doing my job" ... and a hint to the word hidden in 20-, 25-, and 43-Across |
| LETTERSTOSANTA | Certain holiday mail ... or what 20-, 25- and 43-Across have in common |
| BILLYCLUB | Cop's night stick, and what the beginnings of 18-, 25- and 43-Across could form |
| HIDDENFIGURES | 2016 Best Picture nominee ... or a hint to the circled letters in 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| BACKENDLOADED | Like mutual funds that charge a fee on exit, and a hint to 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| FIDGETSPINNER | Twirling fad toy, and a hint to the word scrambled within 19-, 25- and 43-Across |
