| NINAAGDAL | Danish model who got engaged to 17-Across earlier this week, as she revealed in an Instagram post |
| SERENA | Williams who gave birth to a newborn girl earlier this week, as announced on Instagram |
| LOLA | 12-Across's real-life daughter, who taught him dance moves on the set of "Slumberland," as revealed in an Instagram post last week |
| TWIGGY | _ Lawson, 60s model who got her... |
| TRANSFORMER | Across earlier for electrical apparatus (11) |
| JANEASHER | English actress, author and entrepreneur who got engaged to Paul McCartney in 1967 (45) |
| JLO | Nickname for the actress who got engaged to Ben Affleck twice |
| LAURIE | __ Brett, returns to EastEnders this week as Jane Beale ___ having spent time at Waterloo Road! (6) |
| THAILAND | Country where Season 3 of "White Lotus" will take place, with 14-Across announced this week as the first returning castmember |
| HASHTAG | One of up to thirty in an Instagram post |
| TBT | Hashtag in an Instagram post of an old photo |
| JUHU | Famous beach where Manisha Koirala was seen walking alone in an Instagram post. (4) |
| TAGS | Identifiers in an Instagram post |
| IGAVEBIRTH | Part one of a quote from Mindy Kaling's July 4th Instagram post, where she revealed a big surprise: "In late February ___ to..." |
| REDHERRING | Did she get a ruby when she got engaged to put others off the hunt? (3,7) |
| AUG | Actress Zooey Deschanel got engaged to a Property Brother in this summer month; abbr. (3) |
| TOM | ___ Cunningham, he got engaged to Peri Lomax before she was tragically killed in Hollyoaks (3) |
| DEATHVALLEY | HEAT_Tourists have flocked to this California area in recent weeks as it threatens to break its own world record of 134 degrees Fahrenheit |
| FEBRUARY | In a leap year, this 29-day month always starts on the same day of the week as the month of August |
| EDSHEERAN | "Perfect" singer who recently got engaged to his childhood sweetheart Cherry Seaborn: 2 wds. |
