| PAGETURNER | You may not need a bookmark for one ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| ORAL | Exam for which you may not need a pencil |
| BALD | One who may not need a barber |
| INDEXCARD | Handy bookmark for a note-taker |
| URL | Browser bookmark, for short |
| HOPEAGAINSTHOPE | Keep your fingers crossed when Bob, for one, and a thespian go travelling (4,7,4) |
| URLS | Some bookmarks, for short |
| INTERNALORGAN | Heart, for one... and a feature of 21-Across |
| RRXING | Intersection with flashing lights and bells, for short, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| GENDERCREATIVE | Not conforming to traditional male/female norms, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| WILDCARD | One of two baseball playoff teams determined next week by a "play-in" game in each major league, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| CHANGEOFPACE | Deviation from a normal routine, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| LIFECHANGING | Influential in a big way ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| MIXEDNUMBERS | 5A½ and 8A¾, e.g. ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| CHANGEOFVENUE | Request from a trial attorney, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| CLOSINGTHEDOOR | Refusing to consider further, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| OPUS | It may not need us to complete work in music (4) |
| IDIOTCARD | Dope found at Number 10, for one, and it's a cue for broadcaster to say something (5,4) |
| TEDEUM | Something to send you to sleep involving extra pill for one, and music |
| ALTEREDSTATES | 1980 sci-fi thriller, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
