| BORES | Tedious things ... or phonetically, the theme of this puzzle |
| ARTY | Pretentious, or phonetically the two letters that get separated in this puzzle's theme |
| EVIE | Peppa Pig's newborn baby sister, as introduced to viewers on May 20; or, phonetically, the initials to our four theme entries |
| BOARD | Directors wearied by tedious things we hear (5) |
| BORED | Wearied by tedious things |
| CES | Phonetically the French say "these" |
| EYE | Storm center ... or, phonetically, letter that can precede the ends of the answers to the five starred clues to spell popular devices |
| METOO | Copycat's comment ... or, phonetically, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| ADHOMINEM | Kind of fallacious argument ... or, phonetically, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| THEBEEGEES | Stayin' Alive band; or, phonetically, a description of the answers to the asterisked clues (10) |
| ANYTAKERS | "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-a-vis the answers next to them |
| FORESEES | Anticipates ... or, phonetically, what's found in puzzle answers of more than |
| CONARTIST | Swindler ... or, phonetically, what each of three puzzle answers is? |
| FORAYS | Incursions ... or, phonetically, what the answers to starred clues contain |
| PARE | Peel ... or, phonetically, a fruit you might do this to |
| FOODPORN | Pictures of tasty things, and the theme of this puzzle |
| MICROSOFT | Maker of the eight programs that are the theme of this puzzle |
| BRIGHTIDEA | Stroke of genius ... or the theme of this puzzle |
| BORE | Fast-running water: such a tedious thing (4) |
| BOREDOM | Drilled, so am without leaders, which is a tedious thing (7) |
