| BREXIT | Subject of a 2016 U.K. referendum, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| PHUNWITHFONICS | Program for young readers, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| BODYDOUBLE | 1984 De Palma film, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| THATSMYCUE | Words before entering ... and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| INSIDEOUT | Reversed, in a way ... and a hint to the creation of five puzzle answers |
| CUTTINGEDGE | State-of-the-art, and a hint to five extra answers in this puzzle |
| FORMATION | Following the nine black squares in the center of the grid, a hint to five pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| COUNTDOWN | What might end the year, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| ALITTLERNR | Quaint vacay, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| KEEPITPG | "Tone down that PDA, there are kids around," and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| PCS | Some laptops, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| RIGHTLYSO | For good reason, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| WIGGLEROOM | Space to maneuver, or a hint to five sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| EFFRONTERY | Boldness, and a hint to five long puzzle answers |
| TURNDOWNTHEBED | Item on the housekeeping checklist, or a hint to completing five puzzle answers |
| MICROLOANS | Money to start small businesses ... or a hint to five squares in this puzzle |
| NOH | Kabuki relative, and a hint to five puns in this puzzle |
| CANDY | Sweet, or, read another way, a hint to five long puzzle answers |
| BALLPOINTS | Some Pilots, and a hint to five squares in this puzzle |
| SPLITPEA | Soup variety, and a feature of five puzzle answers |
