Crossword puzzle clue "filler in a deli sandwich and in the four longest across answers"

Filler in a deli sandwich (and in the four longest Across answers)

Deli cheese ... or, in three parts, a hint to the five longest across puzzle answers

What words concealed by the other four longest Across answers do ... and also, what each of them is

Poker variety ... and what the four longest across answers do?

Bad luck, and a hint to the four longest across answers

Like the upcoming elections, and a hint to the four longest Across answers

Metaphor for time ... and, when divided into three words, puzzle theme found in the four longest across answers

Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers