| TOBECONTINUED | With more on the way ... or how you might describe our six theme entries, considering how their two words begin |
| PENNSYLVANIA | U.S. state that's surprisingly landlocked, considering how close it is to the Atlantic |
| SWEET | With 128-Across: March Madness group you'll hear about this month ... or what you might call each of our theme entries, considering their length |
| BADMOONRISING | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit with the line "I see trouble on the way," or what can be found in three long Down entries |
| ENROUTE | On the way or in transit (2, 5) |
| ANY | Word attached to way or how |
| EPEE | Crossword-friendly sport with a French name that you can see at the Paris Olympics this summer; it's hidden in our six theme entries, cutting left or right |
| ASHE | Stadium you might soon visit for the U.S. Open; it's hidden in our six theme entries |
| OCANADA | Noted national anthem ... or what you might call each of our six theme entries |
| OUTOFSORTS | Irritable ... or how you might describe all the words in the answers to the starred clues? |
| HOHOHO | Syllables of the season ... you can even find them in our six theme entries |
| WORDLE | Viral game that uses only five-letter words, as our six theme entries do; their first letters spell out the game's name |
| NOAHSARK | Where animals traveled two by two, as illustrated by our six theme entries |
| EEAAO | Film that won Best Picture this year, for short; it's also the vowel pattern found in our six theme entries |
| AEIOUY | Alphabetical sestet you'll find together in our six theme entries |
| YEARS | Teaching 101 courses would work for our six theme entries; each lived to be 101 of these |
| SAND | It gets everywhere during a beach trip - why, it's even gotten into our six theme entries |
| HOLDEM | Poker variant our six theme entries seem to be playing |
| COMPLEX | How you might describe the section of circuit at the end of the old Hockenheim layout, for example. (7) |
| SIRI | Assistant you might accidentally summon by saying any of this puzzle's six theme entries, if you say "Hey" first |
