| THIRTYDAYS | Feature of the time periods hinted at by the starting letters of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| ERA | Stone or bronze age in terms of the time period |
| ERAS | Almost wipe out the time periods (4) |
| SLEPT | Was 'off' let being upset by the starting price (5) |
| TDS | Gridiron scores, for short, and starting letters of theme entries at 17-, 25-, 48-, and 61-Across |
| AUTHORS | Creators, and hint to the first three letters of 17-, 23-, 50- and 61-across |
| BREAKINGWAVES | Common sight in the ocean, or what this puzzle is doing in the circled letters of 17-, 23-, 32-, and 40-Across |
| TONGUETIED | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| SIDEOFBEEF | Slab in a meat locker, and a feature of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| LENTAHAND | "Provided assistance" equivalent whose first word is the time period before Easter and whose third word is the part of the body with fingers: 3 wds. |
| OVERSHARING | Social sin ... and what 17-, 23-, 38- and 48- Across are guilty of? |
| LUNCHBOXES | Backpack containers where you can find the ends of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| CREAMOFRICE | Porridge-like breakfast dish and, cryptically speaking, what the first four letters of 17-, 28-, 35- |
| CHEERLEADER | One who might chant the beginnings of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across? |
| TWILIGHT | The time period between dawn and sunrise, or between sunset and dusk (8) |
| DATE | A supposedly finger-shaped palm fruit; or, the time/period of an event (4) |
| TODDLE | Take the first step by starting letter with theologian to the French (6) |
| MORN | The time period between dawn and noon (4) |
| METALMUSIC | Genre for Slayer and Iron Maiden ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| GOLDENCALF | Biblical idol (In this clue's answer, note the 8 starting letters) |
