| TVSET | Boob tube (and a hint to 17- and 65-Across and 11- and 30-Down) |
| GUNS | Shooters, and a word that can follow the last parts of 17-, 40- and 64-Across and 11- and 30-Down |
| STRAW | Fodder, a tube & a berry! (5) |
| ADD | How you get 41 from 11 and 30 |
| CENTERICE | Face-off spot in hockey (and a hint to 17- and |
| SHORT | Word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 65-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| DUD | Synonym for the first words of 17- and 65-Across and 10- and 33-Down |
| PAGES | 17- and 65-Across, and 10- and 25-Down |
| TOTHEMOON | Ralph Kramden catchphrase on old TV... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| ROYALTITLES | Noble names, and a hint to 17- and 40-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| ONTHERISE | Increasing, and a hint to 17- and 40-Across and 11- and 27-Down |
| PAPERCUTS | Painful slices (and a hint to 17- and 36-Across and 11- and 25-Down) |
| UNROLL | Remove from a tube and lay flat, as a band poster |
| TWODOOR | Coupe, e.g. ... or a hint to 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| ERNIE | Animated TV series on BBQ and CBeebies, based on the Tube and whose title character is voiced by former England striker Gary Lineker (11,5) |
| UNDERGROUND | Animated TV series on BBQ and CBeebies, based on the Tube and whose title character is voiced by former England striker Gary Lineker (11,5) |
| MANCAVE | Room with a giant TV and a pool table, perhaps |
| ROSS | Friend on TV and a baroness without a bean (4) |
| LIMO | Car that might include a TV and a bar |
| ALLWISE | Like King Solomon ... or an oral hint to 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
