| FIRSTIMPRESSION | Most of those in 1 down and 22 across offering snap judgement that lasts a lifetime (5,10) |
| MORALPHILOSOPHY | Ethics of most of those in 21 down and 22 across (5,10) |
| VIEW | Judgement that is in the way of the car (4) |
| WORLD | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| JURASSIC | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| DOMINION | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| KINGSMAN | The _, 2021 spy thriller film featuring 29 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (5,3) |
| STENNIS | Former U.S. senator John C. ___, whose name can be formed by combining 44 Down and 22 Across and reversing the whole thing |
| OPINION | Barrister's advice on a case; or, a judgement that is not necessarily founded on fact or proof (7) |
| POISEEON | Period of composure that lasts a long time? |
| DEPRIVE | Strip of road holding record that lasts a while (7) |
| SHELFLIFE | Olive has a date that only lasts a certain amount of time with bookish type - the type consumed by a biography (5,4) |
| MEMORY | Answer to the riddle "I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?" |
| ICEAGE | Freeze that lasts a long time |
| LUSTRUM | Appetite extraordinaire that lasts a few years |
| ANNUAL | Plant that lasts a year (6) |
| PERM | Wavy hairstyle that lasts a long time |
| ARC | Story line that lasts a season |
| RESIDUE | Film that lasts a while? |
| BENEFITNIGHT | Fundraiser for most of those in 1 down and 19 down cut short (7,5) |
