| DAHI | With 3 Down, Janmashtami sport |
| COSTUME | What kids might wear on Janmashtami |
| KRISHNA | God celebrated on Janmashtami |
| ELK | Animal with 3 Down (if male) (3) |
| WAYSANDMEANS | Approaches along with 3 down for resources (4,3,5) |
| PORTLAND | Beaver State city that's one of only three places in the world (with 3 Down and 47 Down) where Circl |
| JUAN | With 3-Down and 7-Down, an explorer who visited the IV in 1776 |
| DANOTOOLE | Host, with #3-Down, of Tsn's "SC with Jay and Dan": 2 wds. |
| BOISE | With 3-Down, U.S. capital + state with the fewest number of combined letters |
| SIMPSON | Surname of the writer who, with 3 down, created 9 down's radio and TV world (7) |
| MAMMA | With 3-Down, 2008 Meryl Streep film with a 2018 sequel |
| TERA | Prefix with 3-Down |
| GAME | With 3-Down, dead serious look |
| ADE | Drink often made with 3-Down |
| ITSSO | With 3 Down, Linda Ronstadt hit |
| INA | With 3-Down, really disorderly |
| CALLA | With 3-Down, Easter flower |
| FACE | With 3-Down, jack, queen and king |
| HANDY | With 3-Down, useful |
| PANDA | With 3-Down, bamboo lover |