| GAPYEARS | Some breaks in education, and a hint to portions of 1-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| TAXRETURNS | They're filed this time of year, and a hint to portions of the starred answers |
| DOVER | The capital of 1 24 5 (5) |
| BEDROCK | Foundation degree in education and music |
| DELUDE | Deceive Ed and a duel will be called for (6) |
| STOPOVERS | Comes to a halt, with too much inside, so needs some breaks in a journey (4-5) |
| TVTIMEOUTS | Some breaks in the NFL action |
| SLAB | Thick portion of 1 Across, e.g. (4) |
| HALFTERM | Not complete technical word for break in education (4-4) |
| BEERCHASER | Half a boilermaker ... and what's aptly hidden in 18-, 24-, 40 and 51- Across |
| COLDFRONT | Cause of some wintry weather ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| OUTERMOST | Farthest from the center, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| TORCHED | Put a flame to portion of Camembert or Cheddar |
| DANCEREMIX | Club DJ's track, or What can be found in 17-, 24-, 40- and 50- Across? |
| ANIFORANEYE | Misinterpretation of a biblical code ... or the key to answering 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| SIDEEFFECTS | Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| OMELETTE | You"ll need some breaks if you want to make it (8) |
| COPPERPLATE | Small change to portion of handwriting (11) |
| PREFERENCESHARE | Quiet allusion to portion of advantageous stock (10,5) |
| HEURE | 1/24 of a day, in French |
