| PORTMANTEAUWORD | Linguistic blend that 17, 21, 51 and 60 Across are all examples of |
| SHUTTLE | Exploratory vehicle (or what 17, 21, 26, 51, 56, and 66 Across are all examples of) |
| MUCKRAKERS | What 17, 21, 37, and 55 Across are all examples of |
| CARTOONS | The Simpsons, Tom and Jerry and Spongebob Squarepants are all examples of this (8) |
| METAL | Gold, silver and titanium are all examples of this |
| EVEN | 2, 4 & 6 are all examples of ... numbers (4) |
| DAILYPLANET | Newspaper where the first parts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60- Across can be found |
| DIRNDLS | Dreadful tools for sewers scratching all examples of English dresses (7) |
| NETWORKING | Professional socializing that 17-, 22-, 35-, and 45- Across are engaged in? |
| ORES | Rocks that 17-, 38- and 62- Across represent, based on their outer letters |
| PROVOLONECHEESE | St. Louis-style pizza is made with a cracker-like crust and topped with a locally-produced blend that includes this |
| GARAMMASALA | Spice blend that typically includes cardamom and cinnamon |
| HOTPOTATO | Casserole with oat blend that needs delicate handling (3,6) |
| MENDABLE | Make me a blend that could be made better |
| ENNOBLED | One blend that might be admitted to the Upper House (8) |
| EMANATE | Name tea blend that will arise from a source (7) |
| FINE | Good that 17 ought to pay (4) |
| ISH | Across"Give or take" suffix ... that can be added to the end of 18-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across to form a sort of set |
| NUCLEARFAMILY | Members of this can be found in the centers of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across |
| WRONGDIRECTIONS | They lead you astray ... and what the starts of 20-, 24-, 52- and 60-Across are? |
