| AROUNDTHE | Unrefined ... or a description of this grid |
| EDGES | Unrefined ... or a description of this grid |
| ROUGH | With 34 and 55-Across, a little unrefined ... or a description of this grid (see unclued answers) |
| SQUARE | a€¦ is one description of this grid (6) |
| ANDTHATSFINAL | "End of discussion!" (or a description of this puzzle's theme) |
| DIVIDEDHIGHWAY | Route with lanes of opposing traffic separated by a barrier, and a description of this puzzle's fourth parted word |
| INSTRUMENTAL | Playing a part in, or a description of this puzzle's audio clips |
| STEMCELLS | Subject of some medical research ... or a description of this puzzle's theme? |
| DROPSDOWN | Opens, as a menu ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters? |
| DIVIDINGLINES | Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| TSQUARE | Professional-drafting-tool,-or-a-description-of-this-puzzle |
| ALLELBOWS | Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| TINATURNER | Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, and a description of this crossword? |
| HARDEDGED | Gritty ... and a description of this puzzle, which is also a hint to completing eight answers |
| LIVINGONTHEEDGE | Taking risks, or, in another sense, a description of this puzzle's theme |
| EXTENDEDFAMILY | People you may have seen over the holiday season, or a description of this puzzle's theme |
| BUBBLETEA | Beverage mixed with tapioca pearls ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters? |
| WHY | Philosophical question that sounds like a description of this puzzle's grid |
| SCHISM | Rift ... or, read in three parts, a description of this puzzle's theme |
| ITHASITSUPSANDDOWNS | "There are positives as well as negatives" ... or a description of this puzzle's theme |
