| STUFFING | Thanksgiving serving, and a hint to four special squares in this puzzle |
| SIDEDISH | Thanksgiving serving, and a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| SCRAMBLEDEGGS | Breakfast serving, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SCORES | Things revealed after taking an exam, and what's spelled out by the letters immediately following six special squares in this puzzle |
| FIVEDOLLARWORDS | Fancy-schmancy language ... or the contents of some special squares in this puzzle |
| NCKEL | 1866 debut, and a hint to the pattern created by the puzzle's special squares |
| LEMONADE | Picnic serving, and when divided properly, a hint to a hidden feature of six pairs of puzzle answers |
| FUELUP | Go from empty to full, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| PIGEONHOLES | Typecasts, in a way ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| CENTRALAC | Incentive to stay indoors on a sweltering day, informally ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| BALLOON | Party staple suggested by connecting this puzzle's special squares |
| CORNERTHEMARKET | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| SLEEPERCELL | Operatives living in secret, and a hint to four squares in this grid |
| INBOXZERO | Ambitious email goal, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| TURNINGPOINTS | Decisive moments, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| STUFFINGTHEBIRD | Meal prep activity before many Thanksgiving dinners ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| THIRTEENOLONIES | What this puzzle's special squares represent |
| OCTET | This puzzle's special squares, e.g. |
| DOUBLEV | W.W. II-era campaign that helped usher in the civil rights movement ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| SNOWBALL | Yuletide projectile ... or the puzzle theme suggested by the placement of eight special squares |
