| EYEINTHESKY | Spy satellite, e.g, or a phonetic hint to the circled |
| ORBITER | Satellite, e.g. |
| ISNOT | One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| ISTOO | Other side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four double-starred clu |
| DECAY | Go to pot ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| KEEPANEYEOUT | "Stay alert!," or a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| SOUNDSFISHY | "Something is off..." or a phonetic hint to the circled letters |
| SEEINTHEFLESH | Spot IRL, or a phonetic hint to the circled word crossing this answer |
| WHYINTHEWORLD | "For what reason ...," or a phonetic hint to the circled word crossing this answer |
| BEINTHEDARK | Have no information, or a phonetic hint to the circled word below this answer |
| TWOPEASINAPOD | Nearly identical duo, or a phonetic hint to the circled word crossing this answer |
| EASYONTHEEYES | Attractive... or a phonetic hint to the circled letters |
| RUNWAY | A catwalk; a chute or flume for conveying logs; a track made by a small animal under snow or in grass, e.g.; or, a type of airstrip for the take-off and landing of aircraft (6) |
| FORTIES | Middle age, or a phonetic hint to the starred answers and their layout |
| ESSAYCOLLECTION | Book of opinion pieces, or a phonetic hint to the starred answers |
| TEALEAVES | Divination aids ... or a phonetic hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| ETTU | Question from Caesar, or a phonetic hint to the starred clues' answers |
| SEEYOUAGAIN | Furious 7 song, or a phonetic hint to the second of two letter pairs in each starred clue's answer |
| DOH | Cry from Homer ... or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| SHAPEOFYOU | Ed Sheeran hit, and a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues |
