| FORSAKE | Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across |
| EAUDEPARFUM | Words often seen on a bottle of fragrance (3,2,6) |
| HAPPYBIRTHDAY | Words often seen on greetings cards (5,8) |
| RAMBLER | Walker with sheep, British, seen next to the French river |
| CASTLE | Actors seen next to the French stronghold |
| ALDER | Maple regularly seen next to the German tree |
| LAUGHINGOUTLOUD | Bit of textspeak, unshortened ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 27- and 49- Across |
| BLACKANDWHITE | Like a zebra, or two words that can precede the starts of 19-, 24-, 36- and 46- Across |
| JELLY | What quivering legs feel like ... or a word that can precede the starts of 17-, 27-, 45- and 60-Acro |
| STROP | It's often seen next to a chair |
| SALT | It's often seen next to pepper |
| RINGLETS | They're often seen next to temples |
| TONGS | Gripping tools often seen next to a fireplace |
| ATT | Stat often seen next to "comp." |
| SOP | The usual routine, briefly, and a hint to the starts of each word in 17-, 27-, 47-, and 63-Across |
| FINALLY | Adverb synonymous with the phrase formed by the first words of 17-, 27-, 47-, and 63-Across |
| HOUSELIGHTS | They're dimmed to indicate the end of intermission (or two words low GREEN) |
| GREELEY | Journalist who popularized the advice found at the ends of 17-, 27-, 47-, and 61-Across |
| DRIVERS | With 43-Down, what you need to operate the ends of 17-, 27-, 47- and 62-Across |
| BUDDY | Pal (and a word that precedes the finishes of 17-, 27-, 47-, and 64-Across) |
