| HARRYPOTTER | Fictional wizard, and a hint to who would use the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| INSIDEMAN | Heist helper...and a hint to who has infiltrated 17-, 29- or 47-Across |
| LIGNITE | Use the end of a spill to light the coal (7) |
| SCRAPETHEBARREL | Get rid of beer! Lather about act to use the end of it in desperation? (6,3,6) |
| ERASE | Use the end of a pencil (5) |
| AHORSEISAHORSE | Start of the "Mister Ed" theme song, and hint to who is asking 20-, 36- and 43-Across |
| PAIRINGUP | Forming couples, or a feature of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 50- Across |
| HOLDMYBEER | Comment before a stupid stunt ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| GOOUTSIDE | Leave the house ... and a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| SCRATCHTHAT | "Pretend I didn't say anything!"... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36-, and 50-Across? |
| GANDALF | Fictional wizard from The Lord of the Rings played by Ian McKellen in the movies |
| HERESACLIP | Newscaster's video introduction, or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across |
| WEIRDTALES | Classic horror magazine, and a literal hint to the beginning of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 51-Across |
| MERLIN | Wizard and adviser to King Arthur who orchestrated the sword in the stone (6) |
| DROPPINGBY | Visiting, and a hint to making sense of 17-, 25-, 36- and 52-Across |
| TOMMY | Rock opera by The Who featuring Pinball Wizard and made into a film in 1975 (5) |
| DRESSING | Word that can follow the last parts of 17-, 26-, 36- and 50- |
| HOGWARTS | Fictional wizard training school in which the Sorting Hat allotted pupils to houses (8) |
| CLOSINGACTS | What the last words of 17-, 25-, 36- and 48-Across could be considered, relative to the phrases in w |
| BRITS | Ones who would use "chuffed" to mean "pleased" |
