| YOUCANCALLMEAL | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| CONTEMPTOFCOURT | Offence of disobeying an instruction from a judge or legal body (8,2,5) |
| LEAVE | "50 Ways to ___ Your Lover" (1975 No. 1 hit for Paul Simon, whose chorus is this puzzle's theme) |
| ARIA | Song for Paul Robeson |
| MANICMONDAY | 1986 hit song for the Bangles, written by Prince (5,6) |
| OFALL | Greatest Love ___ ___, 1986 hit song for Whitney Houston (2,3) |
| LINEDANCING | Honky-tonk activity, and a description of the first parts of 20-, 34- and 41- Across |
| MARYPOPPINS | Source of the long word made from the starts of eight Across answers in this puzzle |
| ELTON | First name of the singer with an album title formed from the starts of answers to asterisked clues (5) |
| TUTOR | Mentor; university/college teacher responsible for the supervision of a small group of undergraduates or students; or, an instruction book (5) |
| YOUREMUTED | Comment about the silence on Zoom ... and what's spelled out by the sounds that have been removed from the starts of 10 phrases in this puzzle |
| AND | Connector that completes a phrase made from the starts of the three longest across answers |
| MISSINGINGREDIENT | Feature of this puzzle (hint: string together the letters omitted from the starts of 10 long answers) |
| POTATOES | Carb-rich side that may be cut, and what's spelled out by the letters cut from the starts of this puzzle's foods |
| FOODDESERTS | Areas far from supermarkets ... or a literal interpretation of 17-, 33- and 41- Across? |
| EGYPTIAN | 1986 hit song from the Bangles, Walk Like an -------- (8) |
| STEAMAGE | From the start of early morning in part of the abbey, it reminds one of an earlier time when people put down tracks (5,3) |
| OVERWINTERS | Enables an othenNise tender plant to survive from the start of the coldest period of the year, at least until growth resumes again in spring (11) |
| PERSONALFOUL | Illegal contact by Larry Bird, and a phonetic hint to 20-, 34- and 41- Across |
| YOYO | It has its ups and downs at end of January with nothing from the start of the year round (2-2) |
