| AIRTIME | Basketball term for time spent off the ground, also the title of a 1993 video about Michael Jordan (3,4) |
| LAPSE | Brief time spent off the wagon |
| ANDONE | Basketball term for a three-pointer |
| WRONG | Word that when placed between The and Trousers gives the title of a 1993 Wallace & Gromit adventure (5) |
| AXE | Word in the title of a 1993 Mike Myers movie |
| AIR | Upcoming Ben Affleck film about Michael Jordan |
| VACA | Modish term for time off |
| HALFONE | Informal term for time 1:30 (4,3) |
| ASTRAY | Camels might end up here then if hour is spent off course |
| THELASTDANCE | 2020 sports documentary miniseries about Michael Jordan's basketball career: 3 wds. |
| EDELWEISS | Alpine flower that is also the title of a song in the film musical The Sound of Music (9) |
| THEBILL | British nickname for a policeman or the police, also the title of a 1984-2010 TV series (3,4) |
| RUGRATS | This less than polite term for toddlers is also the title of a long-running children's animation ser |
| JOEY | First name of the character played by 9A in 37A, also the title of its spin-off (4) |
| DREAMING | The ___: Kate Bush's fourth album, released in 1982, also the title of a single from the album (8) |
| LUSTFORLIFE | Title of 1956 film about Vincent van Gogh; also the title of an Iggy Pop album and single (4,3,4) |
| ULYSSES | Latin name for the ancient Greek hero Odysseus; also the title of a James Joyce novel (7) |
| COOLCAT | Nickname for a hip guy that's also the title of a Queen song |
| ARGO | Cornstarch brand that's also the title of a 2012 film that won the Best Picture Oscar |
| FISHER | This figure from Arthurian legend was also the title of a Terry Gilliam film, The ... King |
