| FLORAL | And 19 across, and 9 down: The subject of this week's Miscellany! (6,6,3) |
| WOUNDED | And 9 Down The Battle of --- ---, the last armed conflict between the Great Sioux Nation and the United States (7,4) |
| ALBRIGHT | See 9 Down. The United States' first female secretary of state (9,8) |
| CHICKENMARYLAND | Most of 25 across and 9 across on the menu in The Restaurant (7,8) |
| FUNERALDIRECTOR | Most of those in 25 across and 9 across getting paid to put us all down (7,8) |
| PARISHREGISTERS | Local records produced by 8 across and 9 across and One Direction (6,9) |
| MEDICALEXAMINER | Most of those in 25 across and 9 across working in a dead-end job (7,8) |
| COLLECTEVIDENCE | Construct a case for most of those in 14 across and 9 across (7,8) |
| WAITINGFORGODOT | 1952 tragicomedy featuring the tramps 19 Across and 56 Across |
| PEAKPERFORMANCE | Athlete's A game, and a hint to the first words of 3-, 5- and 9-Down |
| ANNE | And 22 Across and 9 Down Secretary of State for Transport for just seven weeks in autumn 2022 (4, 5, 9) |
| ABAD | (and 14 across and 19 across and 23 across and 4 down) Proverb suggesting that a person will ascribe a mistake to their equipment rather than admit their own lack of skill (4) |
| REVERSAL | This puzzle's twist, found at 17-, 19-, 25-, 50-, 58-, and 64-Across and 9-Down |
| COLD | Descriptive of the morning in some versions of 8 and 19 across and 16 and 24 down (4) |
| FROSTY | Descriptive of the morning in some versions of 8 and 19 across and 16 and 24 down (6) |
| IFYOUWANTATHING | (and 15 across and 19 across and 21 across and 18 down) Proverb suggesting that it is best not to rely on others to accomplish tasks (15) |
| ROMULUS | Alien: ___, 2024 sci-fi sequel starring 1 Across, 11 Across, 29 Across, and 9 Down (7) |
| THOMASJEFFERSON | Chief author (who died 7/4/1826) of 5- and 9-Down |
| HALFALOAFIS | (and 19 across and 22 across and 24 down) Proverb suggesting that partial possession or attainment of an object or achievement is preferable to having no object or achievement at all (11) |
| ONELOVE | Bob Marley: ___, 2024 biopic starring 10 Across, 30 Across, and 9 down (3,4) |
