| TWISTEDMIND | Trait for an evil genius ... and a hint to what can literally be found in 17-, 23-, 39 and 51-Across |
| GETTHEICK | Suddenly lose attraction, in modern dating lingo... or what the base phrases in 17-, 23-, 39-, and 49-Across do? |
| TINEAR | Unfortunate trait for an aspiring composer |
| SPORTSWASHING | Country's use of athletics to distract from rights abuses, and what can literally be found in each starred answer |
| ACITYONAHILL | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| EXTRAINNINGS | Ballgame extenders ... and what can literally be found in the answers to the asterisked clues |
| RUNAROUND | Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| MIXEDVEGETABLES | Dinner side, and what can literally be found in this puzzle's circles |
| TREETOPS | Canopy creators ... or what can literally be found in 6-, 10-, 24- and 34- |
| GOUNDERCOVER | What narcs may do ... or what can literally be found in three pairs of puzzle answers |
| SPLITTICKET | Voter's crossover ballot, and what can literally be found in the circled letters |
| HOUSEHOLDNAME | Instantly recognizable brand, and what can literally be found in this puzzle's circles? |
| TURNINGPALE | Losing color, or what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| HALFDOME | Granite formation in Yosemite, or what can literally be found on either end of the answers to the starred clues |
| CHANGEDMAN | Whole new person who can literally be found in the answers to starred clues |
| FINALFAREWELL | Last parting, or what can literally be found in |
| STARS | They can be found in 17- and 60- Across and 11and 28- |
| DANCEREMIX | Club DJ's track, or What can be found in 17-, 24-, 40- and 50- Across? |
| MOVEABLEFEAST | Pentecost, e.g., and what can literally be found in this puzzle's four other longest answers |
| SVENGALI | An evil genius first and last, in novel form (8) |
