Crossword puzzle clue "what three letter words do in five answers in this puzzle"

What three-letter words do in five answers in this puzzle

Classic letter puzzle -- or, when parsed differently, a hint to three Down answers in this puzzle

Elevated expectations ... or what this puzzle's maker did to five answers in this puzzle?

As a result, and a hint to a three-letter chunk in the five long Down answers

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

Character who, in an 8/15/1939 Hollywood premiere, speaks the first words of this puzzle's five other longest answers

Words to a kidder, and a hint to how this puzzle's five longest answers were created

Words before entering ... and a hint to five puzzle answers