Crossword clues for Set of answers 3 lettersAnswerClueKEYSet of answersONENumber of tiles per Scrabble set for the letter at the end of the answer to each starred clueGODWhat each set of circled letters is, relative to the first word in its answerATTHEALGONQUINROUNDTABLEWhere the smart set sat [answer to be entered in the appropriate manner]SILVERSCREENSetting for the answers to the three starred clues - appropriately enough, given their initialsHISANDHISLike some matching towel sets (In this answer, note letters 1-3 and 7-9)BROKENPLAYSSports strategies that go awry, and a hint to what's split across the sets of starred answersSMELLWhat's missing from the set of longest answersSUPERBOWLSUNDAYSetting for the answers to the 10 starred cluesCOFFEEBREAKAlternate puzzle title (see answers to the four sets of starred clues)BROKENPROMISEUnkept vow, or what's split across each set of starred clues' answersMIXEDDRINKWhat's clued in parentheses for each of four answers, and found in corresponding sets of puzzle circlesTHREEPIECESUITIt includes a vest ... and what can be found in each set of circles in the long answersMUNICIPALCODESet of local laws (In this answer, note the first + last letter and letters 7-9)SPILLTHETEAGive me some gossip! ... and a hint to this puzzle's sets of circles, which affect four Across answersFIVEWSJournalism's traditional set of questions, obliquely addressed by the answers to starred cluesUMAMIFifth and newest member of the set that includes the starts of the answers to starred cluesBESTGIRLShe answers to the key grip on a movie setCHANGEENDSTennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answersMATRYOSHKADOLLSWooden Russian set, or a physical analogue for the starred answersLEGOBRICK*Building block that may be inserted into or removed from a set one by one (as seen in the starred answers' first words)SHELTERINPLACEWay to stay safe ... or what each set of circles represents vis-à-vis its answerALPHANUMERICSCertain character set ... and a hint to translating this week's final answerSTONEAGEApparent setting for a two-letter comic strip suggested by the answers to starred cluesJUMPWord that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzleTHETUBESet in a den, slangily ... or, initially, what can be found in each answer to a starred clueHUMANNATURESet of traits we all have ... or a two-part description of the answers to the starred clues?LBARSAngle irons graphically represented by four sets of black squares in this grid, and by letter formations starting in the four longest answersCENTRALTIMEMidwestern clock setting ... and a hint to what can follow the start and precede the end of each starred clue's answer
