| APPIAN | ___ Way (ancient Rome's main link to the outside world) |
| PERSONA | Image to the outside world, public ... |
| PHONELINE | Connection to the outside world |
| FOSSE | ____ Way, ancient Roman road linking Exeter and Lincoln (5) |
| PETERS | Rome's main church, St ... (5'1) |
| STPETERS | Rome's main church (2,5'1) |
| TIBERRIVER | Rome's main watercourse |
| INNIE | Term for the person at work, as opposed to the "outie" of the outside world, on the show "Severance" |
| INTROVERSION | In psychology, the condition of being interested in one's inner states and processes, rather than the outside world (12) |
| HEAT | Being cold-blooded, most reptiles rely on the outside world for this |
| OWED | Was in debt back in the outside world (4) |
| SYSTEM | The way to close cases for The Yard with links to The Branch (6) |
| INNERNESS | Remoteness from the outside world |
| CLOISTERED | Sheltered from the outside world |
| TOUCHGRASS | Phrase meaning "enjoy the outside world" formed by a synonym for "feel" + green lawn blades: 2 wds. |
| OPSONIN | What are proteins that attach to the outside of cells of phagocytes to flag to the body that the cells should be eaten or destroyed? (7) |
| TRANSISTORRADIO | The only real link to the civilized world for the castaways of Gilligan's Island |
| ALTERED | Turned inside out, say ... and a synonym of the word spelled by the circled letters which, when moved to the outside, create the double-starred answers |
| MODEM | Your computer's link to the world |
| PAST | "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the ___" (video game prequel) |