| OUR | "___ Chemical Hearts" (2016 novel by Krystal Sutherland) |
| NEILSON | Robbie ....... , Hearts, 2016-18 MK Dons and 2018-20 Dundee United manager (7) |
| VERSACE | Krystal, winner of TV reality show Ru Paul's Drag Race UK in 2021 (7) |
| AHEAD | "Go ___ and Break My Heart" (2016 Blake Shelton song) |
| RAZORGIRL | 2016 novel by Carl Hiaasen |
| AUTUMN | 2016 novel by Ali Smith (6) |
| RAZOR | & 20D 2016 novel by Carl Hiaasen (5,4) |
| FREYA | 2016 novel by Anthony Quinn (5) |
| CONCLAVE | 2024 film based on a 2016 novel by Robert Harris (8) |
| ENDS | 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover, It _ With Us (4) |
| MOSCOW | A Gentleman in ___, 2016 novel by Amor Towles (6) |
| NIGHTSCHOOL | 2016 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher joins a mission to find a soldier who's cut a deal with a terrorisst: 2 wds. |
| AGENTLEMAN | 2016 novel by Amor Towles whose protagonist is Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov (1,9,2,6) |
| INMOSCOW | 2016 novel by Amor Towles whose protagonist is Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov (1,9,2,6) |
| ITENDSWITHUS | 2024 film starring Blake Lively, based on a 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover (2,4,4,2) |
| DOW | ___ Chemical (Fortune 500 company) |
| GEL | Silica ___: chemical used for removing dampness or moisture? |
| VICK | ___ Chemical Company, onetime maker of VapoRub |
| DIOXIDE | Carbon ___, chemical compound (7) |
| SMITH | Zadie who wrote the 2016 novel "Swing Time" |
