| UNIONIZED | Like some factories ... or, in a different sense, like 90-, 109- and 119-Across (but not 24-, 32- and 53-Across)? |
| HIGHANDMIGHTY | Haughty, or in a different sense, like the top words in 3-, 9-, 23and 28- |
| GUNBOATS | PT 109 and the like |
| SMOG | Some factories contribute to it |
| FOUR | With 118-A and 119-A: Common player formation you'll see at the World Cup-and in our theme entries |
| DRUNK | Taken in when 9 (but not 24) (5) |
| ODD | Like the number 23 but not 24 |
| PICKYPICKYPICKY | "So particular!" ... or, in different senses, like 17-, 32- and 42-Across? |
| VOTES | 9-down and 119-down are opposite ones |
| CORN | Something on an ear ... or, in a different sense, a foot |
| ESCAPE | This is two points, in one sense, followed by a third in a different sense? Getaway! (6) |
| NURSERYRHYMES | Mother Goose offerings, or in a different sense, this puzzle's title |
| LIT | Buzzing ... or, in a different sense, buzzed |
| NOCANDO | "Above my pay grade" ... and, read in four parts, a hint to 16-, 24-, 32-, 40- and 49- Across |
| OPENINGWORDS | Introductory remarks ... and, in a different sense, |
| TRANSLATE | Across but not on time to put in a different language (9) |
| ZEUGMA | Figure of speech in which an adjective or verb is applied to two nouns in different senses, as in '[they] covered themselves with dust and glory' (Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) |
| AFINEROMANCE | Song from one who's intended to entertain 24 getting married - certainly not 24 in service (1,4,7) |
| ANNIESSONG | 1974 hit which begins: You fill up my senses, Like a night in a forest (6,4) |
| FOULLINE | Baseball or basketball marking (or, in different senses, the first word + the last word of rank and file) |
