| ALLISNOTLOST | Despite appearances there is still a chance of recovery (3,2,3,4) |
| INIT | "You're still ___!" ("There's still a chance to win this!") |
| OBI | With 22-Across, "Star Wars" character who Jon Stewart visited the show dressed up as on Tuesday, his first appearance there in seven years |
| GONER | Something beyond any chance of recovery (5) |
| BUCKET | No chance of recovery if you kick this container |
| BEYONDRECALL | (Gone) with no hope of recovery |
| TRADERETURNS | Economic data show signs of recovery from recession (5,7) |
| ALAN | Forename of a dramatist who, in excess of "40 years on" since his first stage play, is still a prolific writer despite being a nonagenarian (4) |
| DISPARITY | Girl's managed to achieve equal status, but there is still an imbalance (9) |
| EVENMONEY | Equally likely there is still some cash (4,5) |
| COPPER | Only 2.5% of a penny, despite appearances |
| AKISS | "You must remember this, ___ is still a kiss, a sigh is just..." |
| WISEACRE | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| ATHEART | Deep down, despite appearances, the African leader is at top of the craft (2,5) |
| DEEPDOWN | Despite appearances, a profoundly comforting filler |
| PASTMASTERS | Experts still, despite appearances (4,7) |
| MILLS | The actor who never appeared in a bomb, despite appearances (5) |
| MARBLES | Antiquities the ownership of which is still a matter of contention between Britain and Greece, the E |
| UPON | A preposition taking an adverb is still a superior preposition (4) |
| EVERGREEN | Despite the title, "Falling Leaves" is still a popular song (9) |
