| ONTHEDOUBLE | Quickly AAÂ… and a hint to 17-, 24-, 45- and 55-Across |
| INITIALREACTION | Off-the-cuff response AAÂ… and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| TEARS | Signs of sorrow, and a hint to the word hidden inside 17-, 24-, 45-, and 57-Across |
| THEPLOTTHICKENS | "Now things are getting interesting" ... or a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| INTEGRA | Bygone Acura that's involved in a crackup at 17-, 23-, 45- and 55-Across? |
| UCANTTOUCHTHIS | MC Hammer hit, and an important reminder about 16-, 22-, 45-, and 55-Across |
| DROPTHEBALL | Mess up ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 36and 50- Across |
| ITSMEAGAIN | "I'm back!" ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| ANGELA | Glen went to AA and posed as a girl (6) |
| ATALE | AA“And thereby hangs ___AA” |
| MINORS | A, AA and AAA |
| CABBAGE | Dullard mixed up AA and BBC, say, in reverse order |
| AUTOCAR | Court upset with AA and one of their responsibilities |
| LAVAS | *Aa and pahoehoe, for two (or the other way, like military fleets) |
| RHYMINGCOUPLETS | The "AA" and "BB" of an AABB scheme |
| BATTERIES | AA and AAA |
| LAVA | What aa and pahoehoe are varieties of |
| ORGS | AA and AAA, for two |
| DRIVERS | Clubs for AA and RAC types? |
| WIDTHS | AA and EEE, in shoe stores |
