| CONEXCHANGE | Trade of swindling secrets? (In this clue's answer, note letter 1) |
| CUBICCENTIMETER | Dosage unit (In this answer, note letter 6 + 3 letters around it) |
| PLAYBYEAR | Perform music without reading it (In this answer, note letter 5) |
| SMUG | Self-satisfied Greek character found in case of swindling (4) |
| WIN | Succeed in a bit of swindling (3) |
| HAWKINS | Sadie ___ dance (In this clue's answer, note letters 1-4) |
| WHATDIDIDOWRONG | "Where was my mistake?" (In this clue's answer, note letters 7-10) |
| FLAPJACKS | Wing motions? (In this clue's answer, note letters 5-8) |
| PETERFRAMPTON | *"Show Me the Way" rocker (In this clue's answer, note letters 1-2 + 13 along with letters 7-9) |
| HUSHMONEY | The cost of quiet, say (In this answer, note letters 1 and 6-9) |
| DROPCEILING | Overhead expense at the office? (In this clue's answer, note letters 2-4 & 6 and, separately, 5) |
| WAITINGGAME | What's boring to play? (In this clue's answer, note letters 4-5 and 10-11) |
| ELSALVADOR | Central American country known for pupusas (In this answer, note letters 1-4) |
| HORNSECTION | Tooting orchestra group (In this answer, note letters 1-3 and 5-6) |
| STEAKAUPOIVRE | Peppery beef entree (In this answer, note letters 1, 3, 4 and 12) |
| DISENTANGLING | Untwisting, as a cord (In this answer, note letters 1, 4, 7 and 10) |
| HISANDHIS | Like some matching towel sets (In this answer, note letters 1-3 and 7-9) |
| COVERBAND | Tribute group (In this answer, note letters 1-4) |
| RAINBOWWIG | Clown's hairpiece (In this answer, note letters 1, 3, 4 and 10) |
| NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | Op-ed piece, e.g. (note letter 15 in this clue's answer) |
