| HOTENOUGHFORYOU | Cliched question about summer weather . . . or about 17-, 27-, 36-, or 49-Across? |
| CHROMEEXTENSION | Adblock Plus or Privacy Badger ... or the first word of 17-, 25-, or 49-Across? |
| SMILEYFACES | Some emoticons, and defining features of 17-, 27-, 36- and 47-Across |
| ITSNOTHING | "Just a scratch, really" ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 36- and 46-Across |
| SPINCLASS | Modern exercise option ... or what the answers to 17-, 26-, 36- or 49-Across could teach? |
| CAPITALGAIN | Profit from an asset sale ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 36- or 49-Across |
| BEEKEEPER | Apiculturist ... and, playfully, what 16-, 22-, 36- or 49-Across is |
| ITSALLINTHEMIND | Sports psychologist's mantra ... or what can be said about the last word of 16-, 21-, 33- or 49-Acro |
| RINGBEARER | Young wedding participant, or a hint to the end of 17Ac, 24Ac, 35Ac or 49-Ac |
| NETHERLANDER | Citizen of a country in northern Europe (about 16,000 sq miles; pop about 17 million) (12) |
| JAGUAR | Indian's rule about summer month, reversing car |
| LADDERED | Conducted about summer in regular steps (8) |
| HOTCALIFORNIA | Song about summer in the Golden State? |
| PETEROSE | Charlie Hustle writing about summer in Paris (4,4) |
| SAYERS | Dorothy composed an essay about summer's end |
| SUNBATHE | Junior editor with articles about new attempt to enjoy summer weather? |
| ZAMBIA | Country in south-central Africa (290,587 sq miles; pop about 17 million), independent since 1964 (6) |
| SYRIA | Country in the Middle East (71,772 sq miles; pop about 17 million), independent since 1946 (5) |
| SPOUTS | What Yellowstone's Old Faithful does about 17 times a day |
| SOMALIA | Country in eastern Africa (pop about 17 million), independent since 1960 (7) |
