| BIGWHOOP | Sarcastic, less-than-excited response whose first word is the opposite of small and whose second word is formed by inserting a question word into _ _ _ O P: 2 wds. |
| BIGIFTRUE | "Potentially massive news" equivalent whose first word is the opposite of "small" and whose last word is the opposite of "false": 3 wds. |
| THEFEW | Name for the Allied airmen of the Royal Air Force who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second Wor |
| IFEELFORYOU | Empathetic response whose second word is similar to "touch" and whose third word sounds like a number: 4 wds. |
| HYPER | More than excited |
| MANIC | More than excited |
| RISE | Ascent; the surfacing of a fish to take a fly; the appearance of the Sun or the Moon above the horizon; the height of an arch, incline or step; or, an angry or excited response (4) |
| MANUFACTURINGSECTOR | Sphere of business whose first word is a synonym of "making" and whose second word is an anagram of "escort": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The circled letters spell a type of abode, and a synonym for "call" |
| BUBURCHACHA | Dish whose first word is spelled using only the letters in "rub" and whose second and third words are the same: 3 wds. (Theme answer: The second part of this food-related answer is also a style of dan |
| NETWORKPROGRAM | Technology whose first word can mean "socialize with professional peers" and whose second word is formed by the opposite of "con" + a unit of mass: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The two sets of circled letter |
| BURGERTIME | Video game whose first word is a fast-food sandwich and whose second word is what a clock shows: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word of this answer is something that might be eaten at a barbecue.) |
| FRENCHTOAST | Breakfast order whose first word is the language spoken in Paris and whose second word anagrams to "stoat": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The relationship of the circled and uncircled letters is explained in |
| BIGBEN | Alliterative clocktower bell whose first word is the opposite of "little": 2 wds. |
| BIGBOYPANTS | Metaphorical trousers whose first word is the opposite of "little": 3 wds. |
| IMABIGFAN | Words of adoration whose last two words are the opposite of "small" + a cooling appliance: 4 wds. |
| GOPAPERLESS | Phrase meaning "eschew printed materials" whose first word is the opposite of "stop" and whose second word is spelled using only the letters in "pearls": 2 wds. |
| VOCALCORD | Body part whose first word is a synonym for "outspoken" and whose second word is similar to "rope": 2 wds. (Theme hint: The circled letters spell a math class, which is "cut" by the word break.) |
| GRETAVANFLEET | Music group whose first word anagrams to "grate" and whose second word is a large passenger vehicle: 3 wds. (Theme answer: The last word of this answer is a synonym for "fast") |
| PAVBHAJI | Dish whose first word is hidden in the phrase "ropa vieja" and whose second word anagrams to "hijab": 2 wds. (Theme answer: this answer's first, fourth, and seventh letters are the sandwich abbreviati |
| BLUEMANGROUP | Entertainment troupe whose first word is a color of the rainbow and whose second word is a gender identity: 3 wds. |
