| MATCHMAKERS | Facilitators of love connections, and a hint to the first words of 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| SOCIALCIRCLE | Group of people making connections ... and a hint to the round phrase starting in square 28 |
| MISSINGLINK | Theoretical connection ... and a hint to interpreting several Down answers in this puzzle |
| DATINGGAME | "Love Connection" predecessor, with "The" |
| HOOKSUP | Makes a love connection? |
| ANDY | Cohen who's hosting Fox's "Love Connection" reboot |
| MISSINGLINKS | Theoretical evolutionary connections ... and a description of 63 Across |
| GENEHACKMAN | Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for "The French Connection" and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Unforgiven": 2 wds. |
| GRISTLE | An old king is let out to form a connection and a tough one at that (7) |
| CHAINCHAINCHAIN | Part of an Aretha Franklin refrain about fools ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 28-and 47-Across |
| CUTANDRUN | Get out of Dodge, or what can precede the first words of 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| POCKETPROTECTOR | Stereotypical nerd accessory, or a punny hint to the football positions at the ends of 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| SYNAPSES | Facilitators of network's current activity discuss ESP -- any sense including it in review? (8) |
| THATSAWRAP | Director's cry, and hint to the ends of 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| FENCES | Facilitators of crime could be 18 (6) |
| AGARS | Facilitators of cultural growth |
| LOLLIPOPLADIES | Sweet women becoming facilitators of safe road crossings (8,6) |
| WEBPAGE | Document viewable via an internet connection and a browser (3,4) |
| BARTSIMPSON | Homer's boy, and a hint to the first words of 17-, 28-, and 46-Across |
| MACDONALD | Flora ---, facilitator of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape after the Battle of Culloden |
