| REVSON | Magnate who sponsored "The $64,000 Question" |
| ALEX | With 23-Across: he free soloed Taipei's tallest building on Sunday, earning what some (including 14-Across) felt was a relatively paltry $500,000 from Netflix, who sponsored the event |
| HAL | March who hosted TV's "The $64,000 Question" |
| JOYCEBROTHERS | Only woman to win the top prize on "The $64,000 Question" |
| QUIZPROGRAM | "The $64,000 Question," e.g. |
| QUIZSHOW | What was The $64,000 Question? (4,4) |
| HALMARCH | "The $64,000 Question" emcee born one month too late? |
| USAFOOTBALL | Org. that sponsored the annual athletic event for youths seen in the first 4 letters of the *clue answers |
| EROS | Co-sponsored the return of the Greek god (4) |
| NEA | Org that sponsored the design competition for the Veterans Memorial |
| ISABELLA | Queen of Castille who sponsored Columbus' voyages to the Americas (8) |
| ROTH | Delaware senator who sponsored IRA legislation |
| GODFATHER | Mafia boss who sponsored a child at baptism (9) |
| LORENZO | Medici family member who sponsored Michelangelo |
| DEMEDICI | Lorenzo who sponsored Michelangelo |
| GODCHILD | One who's sponsored travel issue covering Denmark's capital? |
| GODSON | Boy who's sponsored idiot to grab police officer (6) |
| KENT | Cigarette brand that sponsored "The Dick Van Dyke Show" |
| ING | Multinational bank that sponsored the New York City Marathon |
| GERITOL | Tonic that sponsored the quiz show Twenty-One |
