| ALLFORONE | When read forward and then backward, motto that suggests how to interpret this puzzle's starred clues |
| INSIDEOUT | Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle |
| ELLE | Magazine you can read forward and backward? |
| PUSHY | Upturned, then backward and forward (5) |
| ANNOTATE | Internally big gun countries interpret this clue (8) |
| STUDENTS | They are learning to pose nude in two ways, first forward, then backwards (8) |
| OGRE | He's monstrous and so backward |
| RESETS | Springs forward, so to speak |
| QUANTUMLEAP | Massive step forward, so to speak |
| TAP | Touch lightly, when read forward or backward |
| MAR | Damage, when read forward or backward |
| PAT | Touch gently, when read forward or backward |
| BARBADOS | Drinking establishment is shoddy and so backward in 12 across, for example (8) |
| ARIES | 35 Across will suggest how to get a rise |
| QUIETCAR | Place for Amtrak passengers to unwind ... and a hint to how to interpret eight puzzle answers |
| SPAMFILTER | Email service, and a hint to how to interpret the starred answers |
| KNOCKOUTGAS | Incapacitating agent of pulp detective and scifi novels ... and a hint to solving this puzzle's starred clues |
| NEWYEARSEVE | Occasion to shout out the ends of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues (from left to right) |
| CSGETDEGREES | Motto that means "You don't need to achieve great grades in order to pass" |
| JUSTADDWATER | "Instant" instructions, and how to complete this puzzle's starred clues |
