| WATERSUPPLY | Reservoir, and hint to puzzle theme found in seven long answers |
| SIDEBAR | Courtroom huddle (and hint to puzzle theme found in answers to capitalized clues) |
| THEFOURTOPS | "I Can't Help Myself" singers (1965), and hint to puzzle theme found in beginnings of answers to sta |
| WHATSMYLINE | Long-running panel show, and hint to puzzle theme found at the start of seven answers |
| GAMESPEOPLEPLAY | 1969 Joe South hit, and hint to puzzle theme found in last words of 18- and 55-Across and 3- and 27- |
| BEONTHEBALL | Demonstrate effectiveness, and a literal hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred cl |
| THEINVISIBLEMAN | H.G. Wells classic, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in the answers to starred clues |
| BOWL | Postseason gridiron game, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in starred answers |
| INSIDEINFO | Tip, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in five answers |
| GIMMEABREAK | 1980s Nell Carter sitcom, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the ends of 17-, 32-, 39- and 46-A |
| HOTSTUFF | 1979 song for which Donna Summer won a Grammy, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers t |
| STOCKSPLIT | Sign of corporate success, and a literal hint to the puzzle theme found in 18-, 20-, 33-, 42- and 56 |
| CIRCLETHEWAGONS | Assume a defensive position (and one way to highlight the puzzle theme found in the first and last l |
| TERMINATOR | With "The," Schwarzenegger film released 10/26/1984, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the fir |
| IFTHESHOEFITS | Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 3 |
| TREETOPS | This puzzle's theme found in the answers to five asterisked clues |
| ASTARISBORN | Garland film, and hint to puzzle theme |
| SANDS | Metaphor for time ... and, when divided into three words, puzzle theme found in the four longest across answers |
| TICTACTOE | Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 4 |
| TLC | Puzzle theme found in 16, 35 and 60 Acr. |
