1A. This entry offers a good example of an unexpected answer that still works: The clue [Get an engine going] had me thinking ...

(Freestyle): Since this is a freestyle puzzle, there is no theme ... that are the longest answers in the grid. The title – WHAT'S COOKING? – is a reference to the multitude of food-related ...

ATLAS (19A: Book of maps) An appropriate answer to find in a grid with three geographical references in the puzzle's first six answers! IAN (36A: Actor McKellen) Sir IAN McKellen has been acting ...