| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Acct. entries |
| America's Cup entries |
| Savings-acc. entries |
| Lindy ___ |
| Give Schweppes Ginger ___ try!" (brilliant soda slogan I just made up) (this clue dedicated to the great Merl Reagle, the master of saving weak entries; RIP, Merl) |
| Windy locale? |
| Object of Indy's quest |
| Indy turns on his car radio to hear "Wild Wild West" band ___, narrowly avoiding being bludgeoned by a nearby motorist ... |
| Acct. ledger entries |
| Artist who contributes to each of the starred entries, in a way |
| Calendar entries |
| Trees, rooftops, etc. — in short, places where sunshades may end up on a windy day? |
| Annoys, or a hint to the word hidden in the starred entries |
| Agenda entries |
| Indy racer Luyendyk |
| Long-running TV science show that hints at the other long entries |
| Windy day misfortunes during a spa visit? |
| Advice that the four long entries with circles failed to follow |
| Index entries |
| Words of disbelief found in the four longest Across entries |
| Indy circuits |
| Alan of Federal Reserve fame, or a hint to the hues that bookend the starred entries |
| Letters within the theme entries that are, literally, next to nothing |
| Almanac entries |
| Actor Richard who was once married to Cindy Crawford |
| Derby entries |
| First of a pair of letters swapped six times in this puzzle's theme entries |
| Letter that looks like a windy road |
| Mindy's alien buddy |