| BACKSTREET | Thoroughfare away from the main drag, or what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| DARING | Sam departed from the main drags. How brave is that?! (6) |
| BACKUPSINGER | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| BACKCOUNTRY | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| TWISTEDHUMOR | Element of irony, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| MADSCRAMBLE | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| TROUBLEDWATERS | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| THREEPIECESUIT | It includes a vest ... and what can be found in each set of circles in the long answers |
| HIDDENGEM | Diamond in the rough, and what can be found in each set of circles |
| PROTEINSHAKE | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| INNERCORE | Earth's most central geologic layer ... or what can be found in each set of puzzle circles |
| AVENUE | Main thoroughfare in Manhattan (one can be found in each of the four long answers in this puzzle) |
| BLOCKCHAIN | Digital ledger that stores non-fungible tokens, and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| BOOKENDS | Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters |
| THETUBE | Set in a den, slangily ... or, initially, what can be found in each answer to a starred clue |
| INNERGODDESS | Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues |
| AREYOUWITHME | "Get it so far?" or what can be found in each of the starred entries, phonetically |
| OLIVERTWIST | Dickens orphan, and what is found in each set of circles in this puzzle? |
| THELOSTARK | Object of a quest by the title character; it may be found in each of the starred entries |
| SPORTSWASHING | Country's use of athletics to distract from rights abuses, and what can literally be found in each starred answer |
