Crossword clues for Thing to answer 4 lettersAnswerClueBELLThing to answerBUGSSoftware glitches ... and, in a broad sense, small things hidden in the answers to starred cluesTIMEAnswer to Gollum's riddle in "The Hobbit" "This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers ..."NONOForbidden thing, and what each of four long answers is?YESNOQUESTIONSSimple things to answerEIGHTWith 50-Down, things centered in Across answers in this puzzleBIRDSThings hidden in the answers to this puzzle's six starred cluesNOTSOBADPossible answer to "How're things?"DEBUGGINGCorrecting, in a way ... or what would need to be done to remove the things hidden in the answers to starred clues?SORRYIASKEDWell, that answer didn't make things any betterWORDASSOCIATIONAnswer with the first thing that comes to mind exerciseFINALTOUCHLast detail that makes things perfect ... and what each answer to a starred clue has?GREENPAINTCrossword answer that, while definitely a real thing, feels a bit contrivedMACOPERATINGSYSTEMSThings found at the starts of the answers to the six starred cluesLINESThings that this puzzle's nine longest answers haveROUNDABOUTYou'll find things that are __ the seven other 9+-letter answersCHEMICALELEMENTSThings hidden in this puzzle's nine longest answersVEGETABLESThings hidden in this puzzle's eight longest answersPRECIOUSGEMSThings found in this puzzle's eight longest answersTRONCHCHTAICHHEDGEThey're used when reading Braille // Resident of Riyadh // Avoid a straight answer // Movie whose title character is a program // Thing measured in angstroms // Mai ___ // Unaffiliated with a big label or studioPIECEOFCAKESimple thing to do ... and what each starred clue's answer ends with?CHANGESONESTUNEStarts looking at things differently, as demonstrated by the first words of the answers to the starred clues?DEARJOHNLETTERSThings used for dumping ... or a literal hint to the answers to the starred clues?AIRThing sucked out during a 38-Across (and from the theme answers)TIMESHAVECHANGEDThings are different now ... and an apt hint to three other answersPUTONESFOOTINITSay the wrong thing, or what to do with the first words of the starred answersCROSSREFERENCESThings to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are?EXTRAHINTSThey make things easier (as in some of this puzzle's clues) or, read another way, a description of how this puzzle's theme answers were formed
