| OAKEN | 29 Across descriptor |
| ALL | With 1-Across, descriptor of some college-football stars |
| LIED | Told a 29- Across |
| ACTIVITY | See 29- Across |
| PRECHRISTMAS | and 29: Across Consumer guide for this week -- see intervening answers (3-9,8,4) |
| EVERGREEN | To 30 will spell out the common name of several wild flowers which might form part of a 29 across 5 down 25 down 15 across! ACROSS 8 Plant retaining its leaves all year (9) |
| OMAR | With 21-Across, he portrayed 29-Across on "House" |
| CURSE | With 45- and 58-Across, frequent result of a DIYer's attempt to do 17-/29-Across |
| DETECTIVES | What 17-Across and 29-Across are in Agatha Christie mysteries |
| THEHOUSEOF | With 39-Across, 1982 debut novel by 29-Across: 3 wds. |
| MANNEQUIN | With 40-Across, viral video trend associated with 29-Across |
| PETERCETERA | #29-Across member who sang #18-Across: 2 wds. |
| EVE | Woman often depicted 34-Across by 29-Across |
| DEREKMORGAN | Special agent played by 39-Across on 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELJFOX | Actor who played 17-Across and 28-/29-Across: 3 wds. |
| RAINONME | 2020 #1 hit by 14-Across and 29-Across: 3 wds. |
| TOBEORNOTTOBE | Hamlet's dilemma ... with a phonetic hint for the last words of 17- and 29-Across and the first words of 45- and 63-Across |
| MADE | (& 29-across, 30-across) How noose-maker survived financially (4,4,4) |
| NEEDSLIKE | (& 28-across, 29-across) Doesn't require dense matting close to nostril? (5,4,1,4,2,3,4) |
| DANCING | With 29-Across 2019 song by 38-Across with Sam Smith |
