| NAOMIOSAKA | 25-year-old tennis star who announced last week that she is pregnant |
| ASHLEIGHBARTY | Australian tennis star who announced her shock retirement at age 25 last week |
| GAUFF | Cori - - -, 15-year-old tennis player nicknamed Coco, 2019 Upper Austria Ladies Linz Singles tournament winner (5) |
| HILARYFARR | Co-star of 1-Across, who announced last week that she'll be leaving the show after 12 years |
| NICOLE | With 26-Across: "Big Little Lies" actress who announced last week that the show will be returning for a third season, four years after its second season ended in 2019 |
| TOOYOUNG | Like a 25-year-old who wants to run for president |
| TYRABANKS | Supermodel who revealed on "Today with Jenna & Friends" this week that she recently moved out of the country with her 9-year-old son and her husband" |
| SKAKEL | Central figure in a 25-year-old murder case |
| RAW | WWE ___ (25-year-old TV wrestling series) |
| SUCCESSION | Show about family -- and 12-Across is expanding hers, as she announced this week that she and husband Dave Lawson are expecting their first potential heir |
| PAIGE | With 14-Across: "Summer House" reality star whose podcast is called "Giggly Squad"; she denied on an episode this week that she had cheated on 23-Down, and spoke about the timeline of their breakup |
| CLIFFCLAVIN | Netflix announced last week that it will soon go streaming-only, ending its 25-year DVD-by-mail service; you may have seen this Boston mailman on one of them |
| SNOWWHITE | Disney announced last week that this classic's remake will be delayed until 2025, citing the actors strike; fans had also objected to star Rachel Zegler's disparaging comments about the 1937 original |
| AGASSI | Old tennis star is upset after a bout of flatulence (6) |
| CHER | 76-year-old singer who confirmed this week that she's got two new albums in the works |
| GRAFFITI | It's written on the wall: 'old tennis star, well-trained one' |
| PRIMEVAL | Instinctive pressure on old tennis star (entertaining male one) to make comeback (8) |
| EVERT | Old tennis star had to turn out in eastern part of vertigo (5) |
| PERJURY | Just half stops old tennis star causing offence in court (7) |
| PEARLJAM | Grunge greats whose 2024 tour launches on May 4th, as announced last week |
