| Change slightly |
| Alter slightly |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| Attend a party uninvited ... and a literal hint to five sets of circled letters |
| Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled letters |
| After following the instructions to make a big one, hint that tells you where to look around to find hidden booty |
| Slight touch |
| Cause to arch slightly |
| Admitting a slight draft, maybe |
| Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Contract extras, and read differently, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Behave!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Agrarian structure, and a hint to the circled letters |
| Contemptible guy, but slightly less vulgarly |
| Hints |
| Hint |
| Annoys, or a hint to the word hidden in the starred entries |
| Slightly Stoopid "Living ___ |
| Hinted (at) |
| Slightly tilted |
| Always On Slightly Off" network |
| Helpful hints |
| Bar exhortation ... and a hint to how to answer five puzzle clues |
| Split ___ (tonsorial woe, and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| Jacob's slightly older brother |
| A hint for the "life insurance" options in this puzzle |
| Slight opening? |
| Slightly better than average grade |