| KURTCOBAIN | Late singer whose daughter, Francis Bean, married 22-Across's son earlier this month, as first reported this week |
| TONYHAWK | Skateboarder whose son, Riley, married 12-Across's daughter earlier this month, as first reported this week |
| MEGANRAPINOE | She won the Golden Ball earlier this month as the best player in the 2019 Women's World Cup |
| MICHELLE | With 4-Down: she recently married 22-Across, who was once CEO of Ferrari, after a 19-year (!) engagement |
| ASPERSION | Disparaging remark about false praise overwhelming son earlier |
| NIKOLATESLA | Croatia was approved this month as the 20th nation to adopt the euro as its currency; what Croatian-born inventor was played by Ethan Hawke in a 2020 biopic? |
| CAROLEKING | It's Too Late singer whose life is depicted in the Broadway musical Beautiful: 2 wds. |
| AMYWINEHOUSE | Late singer whose hits included Valerie (3,9) |
| DAVIDBOWIE | Late singer whose hits include Let's Dance (5,5) |
| KELSEYGRAMMER | He played 17-Across's son on "Frasier": 2 wds. |
| ARCHDUKE | Austrian 9 Across's son |
| DAVIES | Karl _, plays 18 Across's son in Happy Valley (6) |
| JOHNNYCASH | Ring of Fire singer whose daughter Rosanne is also a singer: 2 wds. |
| RAYCYRUS | Billy ___, country singer whose daughter is celebrity Miley (3,5) |
| LIONEL | Singer whose daughter is Nicole Richie (6) |
| STONEWALL | Historic inn commemorated during Pride Month, as suggested by this puzzle's border answers |
| INMOTHBALLS | Difficult month as bill is put aside for future consideration (2,9) |
| GRAFTON | Late author whose daughter wrote, "As far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends in Y" |
| SEPTEMBER | The new month, as in the New England aster '___rubin'! (9) |
| IDES | Changed side mid-month, as a Roman (4) |