| II | 5 and 6 |
| LOVES | 5 and 6 William Shakespeare play featuring characters Costard and Jaquenetta (5,7,4) |
| LASTOF | 1, 5 and 6 Neil Simon comedy; 1970 Best Play Tony Award nominee (4,2,3,3,3,6) |
| ODDMANOUT | The team was numbered 4, 5 and 6, but 5 didn't play in the old movie (3,3,3) |
| FREEPERIOD | **Student's respite (5 and 6) |
| USPEACE | Prayer words 5 and 6 |
| THERMOSTAT | ***AC controller (5 and 6) |
| SAKESACK | Hot takes #5 and #6: Bag for Japanese rice wine? |
| DUSTCLOUD | Book jacket / Audibly (... between letters 5 and 6 ...) |
| COVERT | Secret, or an antonym of the word formed by letters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 |
| FEASTS | Has a big meal, or an antonym of the word formed by letters 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 |
| SHU | Moo ___ pork (incl. letters #5 and #6 of a theme park ride) |
| ALLIS | Words 5 and 6 of a Christmas classic |
| CHICKENTHIGHS | Some coq au vin ingredients (... letters 1, 5 and 6) |
| SSE | Compass pt. that's between 5 and 6 on a clock |
| AGES | 4, 5 & 6, for kindergartners |
| ASPIRATIONS | What one might have for an early retirement (see letters 4, 5, & 6) |
| DEAD | And 24 and 26 Across Former UEA student, Brian Bowles, is a voiceover artist who has appeared in ... Ringers, The Lord of the ... and The Inspector ... Mysteries (4 and 5 and 6) |
| ONCE | With 5- and 6-Across, storybook beginning |
| WORKSPACES | Redoes / Runs faster than (insert 61-Across between letters 5 and 6 in this answer) |
