| MENWALKONMOON | 7/21/69 New York Times headline (8 to 9, 12 to 13) |
| MEDICINECABINET | Vial venue (6 to 7, 12 to 13) |
| AGES | Goes from 12 to 13, say |
| TOADS | "National Park Service Asks Visitors to Please Stop Licking ___" (New York Times headline) |
| IJBOL | "___ Is In. LOL Is Out." (2023 New York Times headline) |
| TRUSS | "The Lettuce Outlasts Liz ___" (2022 New York Times headline) |
| DIGITAL | 5 for one who is 9 12? (7,6) |
| ISOSCELESTRIANGLE | It has two equal sides (Letters 9-12 & 14-15 ... and, separately, 13) |
| LIGHTBRIGADE | A disastrous blunder, telling these men in 7 21! (5,7) |
| SLIMY | "Okra Is So Much More Than Its ___ Reputation" (Los Angeles Times headline) |
| CREAMTEA | “Sainsbury’s apologises for ____ faux pas in Cornwall” (Times headline in 2021) |
| IUD | "Getting an ___ Hurts. Why Aren't More Women Offered Relief?" (Times headline) |
| WIPEOUT | "John Swinney feared general election ‘____' for SNP" (Times headline, December 2024) |
| STREAMER | Roll of paper that unravels when thrown; feathered fly; auroral light display; or, a banner headline (8) |
| PROROGUE | Discontinue publicity or fashion magazine will lose headline (8) |
| RACIALLY | '___ diverse emoji are a nice idea' (Opinion headline) (8) |
| ARTISAN | What 2, 9, 12, 22D, 25 and 3+10 make of royal canasta and its melding (7,4) |
| TWEENAGERS | Informal word for preadolescent boys or girls from around 9-12 who, according to Chambers Dictionary, have "already developed an interest in fashion, pop music, and exasperating his or her parents" (1 |
| ARTISANCAST | What 2, 9, 12, 22D, 25 and 3+10 make of royal canasta and its melding |
| ITALIANCONCERTO | Bach piece published together with his "French Overture" (... letters 3-5 and 9-12) |
