| LOOSEENDS | Unresolved details ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| FILLINGUPWITHGAS | Pre-road trip detail ... and a hint to what certain parts of three long answers were doing as you solved them |
| FINISHINGTOUCH | Concluding detail, and a feature of 16-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across |
| LOOSEEND | Unresolved detail (2 wds.) |
| BACKUPBANDS | Miami Sound Machine and others, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| STEPSUPONESGAME | Improves to meet a challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| MIXEDMEDIA | Artwork using both paint and collage, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SHUFFLEBOARD | Game played on a floor or table, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| MIXEDNUTS | Party snack (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| STIRTHEPOT | Cause trouble ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| GRANDFINALE | Climactic show ending, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| WOODFINISH | Butcher-block application, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| WRONGWAY | Sign of misdirection, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SPLITTHEPOT | Divvy up poker hand winnings, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| HOSPITALCORNERS | Institutional bed-making technique, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SHIFTYEYES | Sign of deceit, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| SCRAMBLEDEGGS | Breakfast serving, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| DOUBLERAINBOW | Rare sighting after a storm ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| CHANGESTHEWORLD | Has a huge impact ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| TOSSEDSALAD | Light lunch (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
