| ICANTWAIT | Cry of anticipation, and why 16-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across are presented the way that they are |
| STACCATO | Italian musical term indicating notes are to be played in such as way that they are detached from others (8) |
| OHOH | Cry of anticipation |
| DUCHESS | The Wimbledon Championship trophies are presented to the tennis players by the Duke and ... of Kent |
| THECONTINENTAL | Announcer: "The sun is set. The stars shine in the sky. The night air is tinged with anticipation. And it is time to meet ___" |
| TACT | "The ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip," per Churchill |
| APRESSKI | Time relaxing in a chalet, and where the first words of 17-, 25-, 39-, and 51-Across may appear |
| VERYFUNNY | Slogan for TV channel TBS, and a hint to the first word of 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| FRONTMAN | Lead singer, and a hint to the beginning of 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| MULLIGANS | These might be given on a golf course, after the ends of 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| STOCKHOLM | Scandinavian city in which four of the five Nobel Prizes are presented to the winners (9) |
| SOCIALDESIRABILITY | *Quality that's subject to bias in surveys, where respondents answer questions in a way that they believe will be viewed favorably by others |
| PROLEPSIS | In rhetoric, the anticipation and answering of possible objections to an argument (9) |
| SUSPENSE | Anticipation and apprehension, about the end of a thriller, perhaps? (8) |
| SPOONFED | Students taught in such a way that they didn't have do any research. |
| ONTHE | In a state of eager anticipation and likely to fall off chair (2,3,4,2,4,4) |
| EDGEOF | In a state of eager anticipation and likely to fall off chair (2,3,4,2,4,4) |
| ONESSEAT | In a state of eager anticipation and likely to fall off chair (2,3,4,2,4,4) |
| FRENCHTWIST | Classic hairstyle ... or a hint to the puns in 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| NORTHERLIES | Rile hornets in a way that they always fly south (11) |
