Here are the possible solutions for the works or how each set of circled letters in this puzzle is arranged clue
Answer
Clue
Relevancy
atoz
Clue
The works ... or how each set of circled letters in this puzzle is arranged
dayshift
Clue
What a nine-to-fiver works ... or, literally, what each set of circled letters represents
jump
Clue
Word that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzle
Definition
to leap into the air
colony
Clue
Each circled pair is an abbreviation for one; all 13 are arranged in the roughly north-to-south order in which their representatives (except for John Hancock) signed the Declaration of Independence
Definition
a settlement of emigrants in a new land
even
Clue
Like each answer in this puzzle - also each word in each clue - in length
Definition
to make smooth or level
backchannel
Clue
Unofficial means of communication, and a hint to each set of circled letters
Definition
an unofficial or covert means of conveying information, originally or esp. in political or diplomatic circles
backcountry
Clue
Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters?
Definition
a remote rural region
boattrailer
Clue
Lakeside launching aid ... and, literally, each set of circled letters