| GOAT | Superlative acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| YOLO | "Carpe diem" acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| KISS | Popular version of a design principle acronym spelled out by the starts of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| TLDR | "I lost interest" acronym spelled out by the starts of four answers in this puzzle |
| LOML | Romantic initialism spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| FAIRYTALEENDING | What's spelled out by the starts of six answers in this puzzle |
| CHRISTMASEVE | Apt phrase spelled out by the first letters of the answers to the starred clues |
| BINGO | Name spelled out in a canine song, and also by the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| PISAITALY | Home to this puzzle's featured structure, as hinted at by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| SOCIALMEDIA | Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| FOUROFAKIND | Powerful hand, and what's spelled out by the most frequently occurring letters in the starred clues' answers |
| BALL | Object that may be struck by the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| DONTBESILLY | "C'mon, get serious!" ... and an admonition evidently ignored by the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| CASESOLVED | Climactic announcement suggested by the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| HYPOCRITE | Insincere type suggested by the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| MENSA | Group described by the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| JACKOFALLTRADES | Handy person suggested by the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| OPPOSITESATTRACT | Saying about compatible partners ... as suggested by the starts of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? |
| BASSGUITAR | Source of low notes ... and, when read left to right, what's spelled out by the bottom letters of 10 answers in this puzzle |
| YOUREMUTED | Comment about the silence on Zoom ... and what's spelled out by the sounds that have been removed from the starts of 10 phrases in this puzzle |
