| SETTINGFREE | Uncaging (also, kinda the opposite of what this puzzle is) |
| FEB | Mo. that's kinda the runt of the litter when compared with the other, more robust months |
| IRONIC | Describes a statement that says the opposite of what is clearly the case (6) |
| FAIRGAME | Open to attack, and based on the starts of the answers to starred clues, what this puzzle is |
| TINATURNER | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
| IRONY | The humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean (5) |
| IRONICAL | Club I visit briefly, comic saying the opposite of what is meant (8) |
| ISNT | The opposite of what is in melted tins (3'1) |
| IRONMAIDEN | Instrument of torture the opposite of what female cryptically suggests? |
| ACROSS | Lively Oscars, the opposite of what's two clues earlier in this context (6) |
| TACOTUESDAY | What this puzzle is celebrating, judging by what's been "eaten" by the starred answers |
| ZEES | What this puzzle is full of |
| FOURLETTERWORDS | What this puzzle is full of |
| POPQUIZ | What this puzzle is, sort of |
| ANTITHESIS | Special quality shown by that man amongst soldiers is the opposite of what's required? |
| INLAW | Relative the opposite of what Robin Hood was? |
| ALCOHOLABUSE | The opposite of what AA stands for? (7,5) |
| LENIENT | The opposite of what a martinet would be |
| DEDUCTION | Holmes's skill? The opposite of what 3 does (9) |
| SARCASM | Saying the opposite of what you really mean |
