| NEOCONS | Former 38-Across |
| NUT | See 38- Across |
| NEST | Where 38-Across lay 1-Across ... or a word hidden in 20-, 27-, 44- and 51-Across |
| AARON | With 35-Across, Yankee right fielder who broke the records of 18-Across and 38-Across |
| ELENA | With 38-Across, 47-Across member? |
| SLICED | With 38-Across, deli purchase ... or a description of the answer to 17-, 26-, 47- or 55-Across |
| NOBEL | With 32- and 38-Across, 2014 honor won by the writer of 15-Across |
| GRENIER | Adrian ___ (costar of 38 Across in 44 Across) |
| TINA | Actress Fey (costar of 38 Across in 18 Across) |
| IMPRESSIONISM | Art style shared by 17-Across and 38-Across |
| SOLIDLIQUIDGAS | Three main 20-Across ... with examples included in 38-Across and 11- and 26-Down |
| GWYNETH | With 38-Across, actress who played 44-Across |
| MICHAEL | With 38-Across, former Giants defensive end who's supported St. Jude's |
| SAMUELL | With 31-Across, actor who plays Elijah Price, aka Mr. Glass, in 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| CENTER | With 38-Across, feature of an upscale kitchen ... or of 17-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across? |
| NO | With 38-Across, what a two-letter answer is in a crossword, usually ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across |
| ROYALFLUSH | What's hidden at theends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43-and 47-Across--if all are in, say, 38-Across |
| ASHER | With 34-Across Andi Mack actor who plays the younger version of 38-Across in Shazam! |
| MIXED | With 38-Across, art style found in 18-, 24, 45 and 54-Across |
| CHAR | Supposed evidence of the 38-Across |
