| PARKOUR | Sport involving the actions that begin 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across |
| THEMASTERS | Tournament that begins today (and collectively, words that begin 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across?) |
| BOARDGAMES | Low-tech pastimes involving the actions seen at the end of the *clue answers |
| HAMMERTHROW | Sport involving the hurling of a metal ball attached to a wire. The handle at the end of the wire opposite from the ball is gripped and then released after three or four body turns have developed maxi |
| OPERATIONCODE | In computing, a character or set of characters in an instruction that specifies the action that is to be performed |
| FIGHTCLUB | 1999 Brad Pitt movie, or the action that ensues? |
| GLACIOLOGISTS | Those who study natural phenomena involving the action of ice (13) |
| KINGOFTHEBEASTS | Lion, and a hint to critters that begin 17-, 24-, 40- and 50-Across |
| HITSTHETRIFECTA | Has a big track payday (and a hint to hidden words that begin 17-, 27- and 43-Across) |
| FSTOP | Camera lens setting, and a feature of both ends of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57- Across? |
| WORKSLIKEACHARM | Functions perfectly, and what can be said about the starts of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across |
| STRINGSATTACHED | What some favors and one part of the answers to 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across come with? |
| FIFTYPERCENTOFF | A good deal, and a hint to 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across |
| CROSSWORDSOLVER | Puzzle fan suggested by the ends of 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across |
| PRMEN | Promoters ... or a description of 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across? |
| ESSAYCOLLECTION | Anthology of personal writings ... and a phonetic hint to what is literally comprised by the answers of 17-, 23-, 46- and 56-Across |
| IPHONE | Device used with the actions at the ends of the starred answers |
| CARROLL | Author whose first book containing the characters at 17, 23, 46, and 51 Across appeared 150 years ag |
| SHADOWBOXES | Trains, in a way, and the key to 18 of this puzzle's black squares. (Ones that begin with the keywor |
| TROUBLEMAKERS | Mischievous ones hiding in plain sight in 17-, 23-, 46- and 58-Across |