| FIRSTDAUGHTER | Informal political title that could be applied to 15-, 17-, 46-, and 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| GOODBYECOLUMBUS | Movie title that could be interpreted as "driving northeast toward Cleveland"? |
| ELCAPITAN | Yosemite cliff scaled by 15- and 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| LEGENDARY | Describing a myth or fable; could be applied to Maui or King Arthur, for example (9) |
| TORSIONAL | Could be applied to "The Twist"(9) |
| ARE | With 46- and 48-Across, "Feeling alright?" |
| ACAPULCO | A limit could be applied when old penny is removed from Mexican city (8) |
| CURTISMAYFIELD | Group member who wrote and sang 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| MARSHAWNLYNCH | Former NFL running back who plays a hitman in 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| MINISTER | Title that could apply to a member of the clergy, government or diplomatic corps |
| ROWS | 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17 and 20, for the eight hiding in this grid |
| SEMITIC | Of any of the people, said in 7 15 17 Genesis, to be descended from Shem (7) |
| EARLDOM | Title that could make me a lord (7) |
| AMERICANPIE | Song title that could generate recipe mania? |
| ABRIEF | Bothersome if I ratify novel written by a suitably connected 5 15 17 25 (1,5,7,2,4) |
| FURNITUREASSEMBLY | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| MAKEUP | Invent a powder to be applied to the face maybe (4,2) |
| PONTIFEX | ____ Maximus, High Priest, as much a political title for Caesar as a religious role |
| FOUR | 16 15 17 (4-2-4) |
| UHAUL | Rental with 10-, 15-, 17-, 20- and 26-foot sizes |