Crossword clues for The way things are 9 letters:LOTTALOVEWhat "it's gonna take... to change the way things are", per a 1978 hit songSTATUSQUOThe way things areOTHERHANDSecond way of viewing things, figurativelySTLOUISMOWay of doing things in the Gateway to the West?PROCEDUREThe way to get things doneOLDSCHOOLNot down with the new ways of doing thingsPHENOMENAA more impressive way to say "things that happen"ARBITRATESettle things, in a wayDEBITCARDQuick, cashless way to pay for thingsUPTHEANTEMake things more interesting, in a wayITSABIGIFThings may well not happen the way you supposeDEBUGGINGCorrecting, in a way ... or what would need to be done to remove the things hidden in the answers to starred clues?POLESThings way up north or way down southICANLovely is the one thing ___ do ("A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" lyric)ASIUNDERSTANDITThe way things seem to me ...ASIUNDERSTANDITThe way things were explained to me ...REALISMAcceptance of the way things areOPTICSWay things look to the public, informallyATTHISRATEThe way things are going so far ...ASISThe way things are going ...UNDOPut back the way things werePRONOUNCIATIONS*Ways things are saidSOBEITThat's the way things areASISThe way things are currently going ...ASITISThe way things stand . . .PRACTICEThe way things are doneLIMBAUGHThe Way Things Ought to Be authorRUSHLIMBAUGHThe Way Things Ought to Be authorSTATUSIt's the way things areTRENDThe way things are going?ASITISThe way things are nowTRAFFICThe way things go?TRENDThe way things goOVERTHETOPTake things way too farASISEEIT'The way things look to me ...'TRENDWay things are goingEYESOFTHELAWWay things are legally viewedSOPThe way things are usually done, for shortATTHISRATEThe way things are going ...CHANCEThe way things happen.ASITISThe way things now standLUCKWay things fallRITUALSThe ways things are doneASITISThe way things now areTRENDGeneral way things are goingTRENDIt's the way things are goingASITISThe way things are ...ASITISThe way things stand nowASISThe way things are ...ASITISGiven the way things appear ...