| EPILEPTIC | Extremely influential, breaking records, with bits of truly iconic comedy - one might convulse |
| EPILOGUE | One breaking records with extremely unique swan song |
| LUCILLEBALL | Zany actress who starred with husband Desi Arnaz in her iconic comedy series (7,4) |
| FOOT | Old age comedy (One ---- in the Grave) |
| LOSTGROUND | Good man breaking record with cycle dropped back (4,6) |
| CLIMBDOWN | Branch breaking record with particular withdrawal |
| ADV | Any of the words of "Truly Madly Deeply," say: Abbr. |
| ADAMSMITH | 35-year-old Washington congressman... who wrote an extremely influential 18th-century book |
| LPLATES | Signs of novice on road after hours breaking records (1-6) |
| LOVESONGS | Famous victory boy breaking records noted expressions of admiration |
| PICASSO | Snap like extremely influential artist (7) |
| BIGGUN | Extremely influential person's a huge bore |
| GOD | Extremely influential man shot by duke |
| HERON | This green-backed bird of Japan tempts fish with bits of "bait" such as bread or feathers. They usually feed while wading quietly in the shallow waters of pools, marshes, and swamps, catching frogs, f |
| SMASHING | Super way of breaking records (8) |
| DISCONCERTS | Rattles on, with winner inevitably breaking records |
| SMASHER | One breaking records at 11, perhaps (7) |
| VERIFY | ? support of truly embracing condition (6) |
| JULIET | ___ Stevenson, star of Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990) (6) |
| ALAN | Actor Rickman of Truly Mdly Deeply |
