| ITTAKESAVILLAGE | 1996 Hillary Clinton best-seller, and what might be said about the start of 17-, 24-, 48- or 59-Acro |
| MRRIGHT | Ideal guy, or a hint to the end of 17-, 24-, 48- or 61-Across |
| ITSADEAL | "Agreed!" ... and what can be said about the start of the answers to starred clues |
| ILLSECONDTHAT | "Same here," and what might be said about the start of 20-, 27-, 38- or 47-Across |
| GARDENVARIETY | Commonplace, and what the start of 17-, 24-, 51- or 60-Across is |
| PIECEOFCAKE | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| MINTMARK | What could be extra strong German currency, and what might be stamped on it? (4,4) |
| KEEPMEPOSTED | "I want to stay informed!," or what might be said by the answers to the starred clues? |
| WRITERSCRAMP | An author's weakness - what might be said about Quentin Crisp hugging queen? |
| PICNIC | A walk in the park, and what might be enjoyed there? (6) |
| YOUREFIRED | The Apprentice slogan, or what might be said to answers of asterisked clues (10) |
| NAOMI | Klein who wrote the best seller "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate" |
| THEDAVINCICODE | "Angels & Demons" sequel that became a best seller and a Tom Hanks movie: 4 wds. |
| OTHERWORLD | Good books by that woman on cosmos and what might be coming next (5,5) |
| PECAN | A nut's what might be said to be under the bed |
| BLESSYOU | What might be said to one of the seven dwarfs, wishing good fortune (5,3) |
| THATSMYJAM | "I love this song!," and what might be said about 17-, 22-, 36-, and 48-Across? |
| GAMESPEOPLEPLAY | 1964 Berne best seller (and a hint to seven other answers in this puzzle) |
| KONMARI | "Tidying Up" life style, per a best-seller and Netflix series |
| DISDAINS | What might be said surrounded by rows and sneers (8) |
