| KEEPONTRYING | At the beginning of 18 across switch to working as a judge and don't give up (4,2,6) |
| WARMTHEBENCH | Fight with male judges and don't get picked to perform ... (4,3,5) |
| SIMPLEMACHINE | Force-multiplying device that can be found at the beginning of 18-, 33-, and 39-Across |
| SHARKTANK | Emmy-winning ABC reality series that features 48-Across as a judge and investor: 2 wds. |
| AHLAM | Emirati singer who was a judge on Arab Idol and a judge and coach on The Voice: Ahla Sawt (5) |
| KEEPATIT | Look up a bird and don't give up (4,2,2) |
| NEVERSAYDIE | Don't address David familiarly, we are told, and don't give up |
| CROWNCOURT | In England and Wales, a place in which criminal cases are tried by a judge and jury rather than by a magistrate (5,5) |
| SAY | See vineyard and don't give up hope (5,3,3) |
| NEVER | See vineyard and don't give up hope (5,3,3) |
| DIE | See vineyard and don't give up hope (5,3,3) |
| ARBITRATOR | Bar traitor from working as a judge (10) |
| MONET | Painter whose iconic Impression, Sunrise inspired the name of the Impressionist movement and whose ambitious Women in the Garden is considered testament to his dedication to working en plein air (5) |
| COURT | Place with a judge and a jury (5) |
| AUNATUREL | In a pure and unembellished state, and a hint to the beginnings of 18-, 20-, 37- and 51-Across |
| PAPER | Sherin Guirguis has a deep commitment to working with this plant-based material, despite some of the difficulties around its conservation and its relationship to craft. |
| ENTERTAINING | The key to working out is not having resistance to putting on a night for friends and family (12) |
| SLEEPYHEAD | Barely up to working in the school - from the start, a candidate for retirement (10) |
| TRIAL | Event with a judge and jury |
| COURTROOM | You will find a judge and jury here (9) |
