| XOCHITL | First name whose third through sixth letters anagram to "itch" (Theme answer: this answer starts with two letters meaning "kiss" and "hug"; so do 13- and 31-Across.) |
| IMONTHEWAY | "En route now!" equivalent whose second through sixth letters spell a time period such as January: 4 wds. |
| ZUCCHINI | Squash variety whose third through seventh letters anagram to "cinch" |
| MALAMUTE | Dog breed whose third through eighth letters anagram to "amulet" |
| ROQUE | Mallet sport that is the second through sixth letters of another mallet sport |
| WEI | Northern ___ (Chinese dynasty of the fourth through sixth centuries) |
| CARDAMOM | Aromatic ingredient whose first six letters anagram to "C-drama" (Theme answer: This answer starts with a vehicle) |
| JETTISON | Synonym for "throw overboard" whose middle six letters anagram to "Tiesto" (Theme answer: This answer starts with a mode of transportation and ends with a family member) |
| VANILLA | Baking extract spelled using only the letters in "anvil" (Theme answer: This answer starts with a vehicle) |
| TODD | First name whose first three letters are this shape spelled backwards: • |
| ESTEE | First name whose first, fourth, and fifth letters are the same vowel |
| HINTED | Said This answer starts with an H e.g. |
| ETTA | First name whose letters are hidden in "sweet talk" |
| AMYDICKINSON | Advice guru known by her first name whose book gives Advice for Better Living: 2 wds. |
| IMRE | Hungarian male first name whose English equivalents are Emery and Henry (4) |
| SENORA | Title usually abbreviated to its first, fifth and sixth letters |
| BEEFTEA | BT said to accommodate fifth and sixth letters of Bovril (4,3) |
| SRTA | Abbreviated title without the second, third, fourth and sixth letters |
| SIGH | [Alas], and phonetically, what each theme answer starts with |
| PANACEA | Cure-all solution that becomes a Central American country if its fifth and sixth letters are replaced with an "M" |
