| HEYGOODLOOKIN | 1951 Hank Williams hit, and a compliment for 17-, 23-, 45- and 56-Across |
| BADSPORTS | Those who don't handle defeat well ... or a description of 18-, 23-, 45-, and 56-Across |
| HOWLIN | "? at the Moon" (1951 Hank Williams song) |
| GOTTACATCHEMALL | Pokemon imperative, or hint to 16-, 23-, 45-, and 56-Across |
| LAMPS | Reading aids, whose parts include the ends of 17-, 23-, 45- and 57- Across |
| JAMBALAYA | 1952 Hank Williams hit |
| IMSO | "_ _ Lonesome I Could Cry"; Hank Williams hit |
| CLIMATECHANGE | Environmental concern ... and what's happening in 17-, 23-, 45- and 53-Across? |
| INTEGRA | Bygone Acura that's involved in a crackup at 17-, 23-, 45- and 55-Across? |
| DATES | 1/23/45 and 6/7/89 |
| WOMAN | Title shared by a 1981 John Lennon hit and a 2021 Doja Cat hit |
| BATTLE | Let out for a hit and a fight (6) |
| MONSTERSINC | 2001 Pixar hit, and a hint to the start of 19-, 22- and 24- |
| ARAPAHO | Native American has a hit and a laugh (7) |
| ROSEGARDEN | Lynn Anderson's 1970 hit, and a feature of the White House (4,6) |
| THEGAMBLER | 1978 Kenny Rogers hit, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| COUNTINGSTARS | *2013 OneRepublic hit ... and a task that, if applied to the asterisked answers, yields five |
| TWISTANDSHOUT | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| WHATISLOVE | 1993 dance hit, and a question answered seven times in this puzzle |
| AINTNOSUNSHINE | 1971 Bill Withers hit ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
