Here are the possible solutions for apt word spelled by this puzzle's deleted first letters clue
Answer
Clue
Relevancy
nonstarter
Clue
Apt word spelled by this puzzle's deleted first letters
Definition
a competitor in a sporting event who does not start; something or someone who has no chance
letterdrop
Clue
Apt phrase spelled by the deleted ends of this puzzle's theme answers
newsclipping
Clue
Something taken out of the paper, and what's spelled out by the deleted letters in this puzzle's headlines
newyear
Clue
An apt one is spelled out by combining the first two letters of nine Across answers in this puzzle
attachment
Clue
Apt word spelled out by the letters added to 10 answers in this puzzle
Definition
something attached
fun
Clue
First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f
Definition
to act playfully
allcaps
Clue
Blog comment format usually interpreted as the word spelled by eight aptly circled puzzle letters
thelocusttreeinflower
Clue
1935 poem with one word per line ... as spelled out by this puzzle's circled letters
