| HOTTICKET | Extremely popular thing, slangily (... last two letters + the first two of 51-Down) |
| FAVE | Popular thing, slangily |
| SNEER | Express contempt (Note this answer's last four letters + the first two of 35-Down) |
| BLAMED | Ascribed fault to the first two of each of the blonde amusing editors (6) |
| INST | Is in the first two of state, this month (4) |
| REDEYE | Overnight flight (... the first two of this one.) |
| EYELINER | Certain makeup pencil (... + the first 2 of this one) |
| ALES | Pub pints (... the first 2 of this one) |
| ALPHABET | A record in Latin has produced a lot of letters, the first three being no problem (8) |
| KFC | Fast food letters, the first of which stands for a state |
| ROCKFORDPEACHES | "A League of Their Own" team (In this answer, see the first 2 letters + the last 5) |
| BUDABBOTT | "Who's on First?" comic (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| ATHEIST | I don't believe first letter's the first! |
| LOSESSTEAM | Falls far behind the race leader, perhaps (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| NOISELEVEL | Something kept down in a library (In this clue's answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| THATSAFIRST | "Just when I thought I'd seen everything!" (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 4 letters) |
| INQUIRINGABOUT | Showing interest regarding (In this clue's answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| HEATINDEX | Summer weather measure (In this clue's answer, see the first 2 letters + the last 1) |
| BAJAFRESH | Tex-Mex chain (In this clue's answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) |
| CAMEINHANDY | *Proved useful (In this clue's answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) |
