| BAES | Hashtag for a 1-Across of you and all your friends, even though the second letter makes it contradic |
| EARLYBIRDS | They are the ones that catch the worms (though the second mouse gets the cheese) (5,5) |
| EDGES | "Love your curves and all your ___" (John Legend lyric) |
| ALPHA | The first Greek letter that, with the second letter "beta", forms the origin of the name given to a system of letters we use to write (5) |
| PRECOCIOUS | "Super-califragilistic-expialidocious; Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious; If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound ..." |
| COTTAGE | Word, derived from a medieval term for a one-roomed peasant dwelling or a name for a dove-house, for a small country dwelling (7) |
| COUPLEGOALS | Hashtag for a picture showing a perfect relationship (... first 2 letters + the last 3) |
| BRAVO | Codeword representing the second letter of the alphabet, used in radio communication or to accurately spell a name over the phone (5) |
| TBT | Hashtag for a blast-from-the-past pic |
| KATYPERRY | Also on board for the April 14 Launch will be this "California Gurls" singer, even though the flight will take off from Texas |
| MAILLOT | French word for a jersey worn for road cycle racing; another word for a one-piece swimsuit; or, tights worn for ballet or gymnastics (7) |
| COULDYOUBENEXT | *Tagline for hopeful lottery winners, or a question of the second letter? |
| ATROCIOUS | Mary Poppins song, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, "even though the sound of it is "something qu |
| SUCRE | Capital of Bolivia, even though the seat of government is in La Paz |
| METOO | Twitter hashtag for a social movement that took off in 2017 |
| WRISTS | Body parts that become other body parts if you change the second letter to an A |
| NOT | Negating word that, if parsed with a space after the second letter, may help to understand nine Across answers |
| CEE | What follows the second letter of the alphabet |
| CHASER | The second letter might be worse - it conveys the spirits (6) |
| LARGE | Liberal student getting rid of the second letter in the freight vessel (5) |
