| CRACKAJOKE | Say something funny, and what the sets of circled letters do |
| SPINATALE | Embellish the truth, and what the sets of circled letters do? |
| HOLDINGPATTERNS | Flight paths above busy airports, and what the sets of circled letters literally are? |
| STIRTHEPOT | Cause trouble, or a description of what the strings of circled letters do |
| MAKINGAFACE | Smirking, scowling, or smiling, and what the sets of circled letters in this puzzle are doing? |
| BOBOLINKS | Birds with short finchlike bills ... or, what the sets of circled letters literally are? |
| RIPENS | Shifts hue, in a way ... and what the set of circled letters does |
| SHOEBOXES | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| WRAPSUP | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| FURNITUREASSEMBLY | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| SHOWSUP | Arrives, and an apt description of the sets of circled letters |
| PENTANGLES | Five-pointed stars ... or, in two words, what the sets of circles represent? |
| REPEATAFTERME | "Do as I do," and a hint to what the circled letters do |
| CROSSPARTYLINES | Act in a bipartisan way, and what the circled letters do Across and Down |
| TRIG | Calc prerequisite whose basic ratios are indicated by the sets of circled squares |
| GETARAISE | Start to make more money, and what the circled letters do? |
| PUTALIDONIT | "Shut your trap!" ... and, graphically, what the circled letters do |
| BUILDABEAR | "The Stuff You Love" toy company, and what this puzzle's circled letters do |
| RAISEARUCKUS | Cause commotion ... or what the circled letters do? |
| BREAKFAST | Important meal, or what the circled letters do, if parsed another way |
