Crossword puzzle clue "provide recon and another hint to this puzzle's long answers"

Provide recon, and another hint to this puzzle's long answers

Long long long long long long long time

Sweet, or, read another way, a hint to five long puzzle answers

It's zero in free-fall—and, put another way, a hint to how the four longest puzzle answers were formed

Casual refusal ... and, another way, a hint to this puzzle's four longest answers

Incidentally, in texting ... and a hint to three long puzzle answers

Classic audiophile's equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers

"Gavel-to-gavel" broadcaster, and a hint to six long answers in this puzzle