| SHONDARHIMES | Creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" ... or, when said aloud, a hint to the starts of 20-, 30 and 45-Across |
| SOUPCON | Small taste or, pronounced aloud, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| TOBEFAIR | "Admittedly ...," or, when said aloud, a punny description of 18-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| ARTIE | *Clarinetist Shaw ... or, when said aloud, the only two consonants in the answers to the starred clues |
| SHONDA | Ms Rhimes, creator of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and more (6) |
| NEWBEGINNINGS | Fresh starts ... or, when said aloud, what 18-, 23-, 53- and 58-Across all have? |
| RIMES | Creator of the TV series Grey's Anatomy and Scandal (6,5) |
| PHONETIC | Spelled as spoken, and what's spelled out by the sounds added to eight phrases in this puzzle when said aloud |
| NEAPS | The relatively low tides occurring during the moon's first and third quarters, or when said lunar satellite appears "half full" (5) |
| THREELITTLEPIGS | Builders that used the starts of 17-A, 30-A and 47-B |
| COMEDYCENTRALS | Provider of humorous takes on the day's events, with 30-A and 54-A |
| SUPPORTSYSTEM | Nurturing network of family and friends, and a hint to the starts of 20-, 30-, 36- and 48-Across |
| AMOMENTOFZEN | Feature on 20-A, 30-A and 54-A |
| SHONDALAND | "Still StarCrossed," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" production company |
| TEA | "Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of -" Henry Fielding, Love in Several Masques (1728) |
| EMCEE | Mic holder that sounds like the first and third letters of "mic" said aloud |
| WARCRIMES | When said aloud 'walk' rhymes with what was tried at Nuremberg (3,6) |
| FIGUREOFSPEECH | Nine, for example, when said aloud (6,2,6) |
| ABCTV | Airer of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Dancing With the Stars" |
| EXPOSE | Investigative article, film or novel revealing a scandal or crime (6) |
