| ADAM | Missing word for either blank of the palindromic introduction "M_____, I'm _____" |
| COP | Word in either blank of "Good ___/bad ___" |
| ABBA | Palindromic singers of the palindromic hit "SOS" |
| LIGHT | Caller's first guess at filling in the blank of the limerick "leafy greens fill most people with fright / we're reluctant to take a big bite / but some veggies are pale and they're also quite hale / i |
| BAD | You know I'm ___, I'm ___ come on, you know. (MJ) |
| TCM | Network that fills in the blanks of the 1954 film "Whi_e _hrist_as" |
| CBS | Network that fills in the blanks of "The _arol _urnett _how" |
| OMITTED | Missing word for'hand' in a lexicon (7) |
| IMADAM | End of a palindromic introduction |
| MADAMIMADAM | Palindromic introduction, and a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 53- and 57-Across |
| NEAP | Word for either of the two very low tides occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon (4) |
| SOCK | From Old English for "light shoe", a word for either of a pair of knitted or woven half-hose for one's feet (4) |
| SEMESTER | From Latin for "six-monthly", a word for either of two divisions of a university's academic year (8) |
| SENSOR | Word for either of two Roman magistrates who supervised public morals; or, later, one who blue-pencils, bowdlerises or expurgates (6) |
| CENSOR | Word for either of two Roman magistrates who supervised public morals; or, later, one who blue-pencils, bowdlerises or expurgates (6) |
| TRIANON | Word linking with "Petit" or "Grand" for either of two chateaus in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles (7) |
| CRITCH | St. John's, Newfoundland born comedian Mark whose last name is the missing word of his bestselling book 'Son of a ___' |
| SURVEY | Collection of data for mapping; an inspection of a building to ascertain its condition or value; or, a body of people for either of said purposes |
| POTATO | Word that fills each blank of "One ___, two ___, three ___, four!" |
| CARET | Be concerned with first tick for missing word (5) |
