| WALTDISNEY | Company that produced the movies in the first parts of 18-, 26- and 46-Across |
| OSCAR | Award for the movies in the circles |
| MIDAUGHTS | Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across |
| TRIPLETHREAT | Multidimensional talent ... and basketball stance where one can perform the actions seen at the start of 18-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| RAMOS | Anthony who starred in the movie "In the Heights" |
| DOUBLETALK | Deliberately ambiguous language, and an apt description of 18-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| AUTHORITYFIGURE | Power from the movies in writer, I reckon, means power to the psyche (9,6) |
| ILOSTIT | What happened "at the Movies" in a 1965 Pauline Kael title |
| ATWORLDSEND | The third "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie (and where you might find the first part of 18-, 24-, 34- |
| SPELLOUT | Explain in detail or what the starts of 19-, 26- and 46- Across do, phonetically? |
| RILEY | British car company that produced the Lynx and the Merlin in the 1930s (5) |
| BATTLEGROUND | Be in the first parts of contest - that's where it's at (12) |
| MORECOWBELL | "SNL" catchphrase inspired by the band in the first parts of |
| OUST | Like, in the first part of the Bible, a house in Kent? (4) |
| BORISKARLOFF | English actor known for his roles in horror films, including that of Frankenstein's monster in three movies in the 1930s (5,7) |
| SEGA | Video game company that produced the Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Monkey Ball franchises |
| INTRO | In the first part of the musical piece begin trombone solo (5) |
| CRAMSESSIONS | All-night study stints, or a hint to 20-, 26-, and 46- Across |
| BERG | First part of 18 held in rubber gloves? (4) |
| SONY | Company that produced the first PlayStation in 1994 (4) |
