| SUPREMES | Diana Ross's group, with "the" ... and a hint to the power group detectable in half of 21, 29, 37, a |
| FAULTINOURSTARS | 2012 John Green novel with "The," and a hint to the circled letters |
| LOO | London lav (Diagonally from square 69 to square 45) What happens after the starts of 21-, 29-, 48- a |
| SPORTSWRITER | Profession of 20-A and 37-A |
| ARTICLES | "The" and "a," for example |
| SLOPED | Like a 37-A path |
| FINISH | With 44-Down, go out with a bang ... or a hint to 16-, 21-, 29-, 34-, 46- and 54-Across |
| TRIPLEPLAY | Baseball rarity, and a hint to the vowels in the first words of 16-, 22-, 29-, 37- and 44- Across |
| MARCHMADNESS | Annual sports event that begins with Selection Sunday on 3/15 ... or, cryptically, a hint to the scrambled word found at the starts of 20-, 29-, 37- and |
| SUPREMECOURT | Legal venue for a member of Diana Ross's group? |
| THESUPREMES | Diana Ross's group |
| CONEHEADS | Classic 'Saturday Night Live' family, with 'the' ... and, literally, what the starts of the answers |
| BLOC | Pass back to leading brain in power group (4) |
| SPICEGIRLS | Girl Power group of Posh, Baby, Scary, Sporty and Ginger (5,5) |
| AXIS | ___ powers group of nations that fought against the Allied powers in World War II |
| ACEOFDIAMONDS | It might be half of 21 in blackjack |
| QUEENOFHEARTS | It might be half of 21 in blackjack |
| METAL | Material detectable in the ground (5) |
| NYEBEVAN | Onset of virus detectable in pulse first, said close NHS source (3,5) |
| ANISE | Liquorice flavour of this plant detectable in sea wreck (5) |
