| TINYTIM | American singer/ ukulele player who was a big fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs: 2 wds. |
| STANNED | Was a huge fan of, in slang |
| GRACE | With 14-Across: singer and ukulele player who won Season 11 of "America's Got Talent" in 2016, at the age of 12; she turns 20 today |
| DANSTEVENS | Portrayer of Charles Dickens in "The Man Who Invented Christmas" who's a big fan of Dickens novels in real life: 2 wds. |
| SEAL | Singer who's a big fan of the self-titled album |
| HOMEGAME | The next one for the Toronto Maple Leafs is Tuesday, February 20th, 2018: 2 wds. |
| GARDINER | Jake of the Toronto Maple Leafs |
| BABCOCK | Mike ___, Head Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs |
| MATS | Mr. Sundin, former Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs |
| CLOVER | Penny is a big fan of the golden bird (6) |
| INTOLERANT | A big fan of the French tirade showing narrow-mindedness (10) |
| DAN | ___ Carter former New Zealand rugby player who was a three-time International Rugby Board Player of the Year |
| BORNTOOLATE | Like a millennial who's a huge fan of 1960s-'70s music, it's said |
| SINFIELD | Kevin _, rugby league player who was a BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 nominee (8) |
| GOLDINGDIGGER | Big fan of the "Lord of the Flies" author? |
| AYN | Rand Paul claims to be a "big fan" of this other Rand |
| RICHARDWRIGHT | Keyboard-player who was a founder member of Pink Floyd (7,6) |
| RUSEDSKI | Greg, Canadian-born British tennis player who was a finalist in the 1997 U.S. Open men's singles (8) |
| KOURNIKOVA | Anna -, Russian tennis player who was a doubles partner of Martina Hingis (10) |
| NHLS | Belonging to the Toronto Maple Leafs' sports org. |
