| YOLO | Modern "seize the day" acronym formed by the first words in 17-, 28-, 45, and 57-Across |
| RSTU | "Four in a row" found in 17-, 28-, 45-, and 58-Across |
| FOMO | Modern angsty acronym formed by the first words of 20-, 27-, 43 and 50-Across |
| FACEBOOKBUTTONS | What the first words in 17-, 29- and 48-Across are |
| JOINTHECLUB | "That goes for me, too!" (and a hint to both words in 17-, 28-, and 49-Across) |
| HUEANDCRY | Public uproar ... or a phonetic hint to the two words in 17-, 28- and 48-Across? |
| BUGSBUNNY | Wisecracking rabbit, and hint to the first words in 17-, 29-, and 46-Across |
| JOE | Name that follows the first word in 17-, 38-, and 61-Across |
| MANIFESTDESTINY | 19th-century American doctrine suggested by the phrase formed by the first words of the answers to s |
| TALKINGHEADS | Pundits ... and what the first words in the answers to starred clues literally are |
| LAMPS | Reading aids, whose parts include the ends of 17-, 23-, 45- and 57- Across |
| USWNT | Competitors who reached the knockout stage in the World Cup this month before being eliminated, for short; their full name is formed by the first words of theme entries |
| LEFTOFCENTER | Somewhat liberal, or where you might find the first words in the answers to starred clues |
| LOSTINSPACE | TV sci-fi series, first aired 9/15/1965, on which a robot spoke the catchphrase formed by the first |
| AFOOT | Come, Watson, come! The game is ___: Sherlock Holmes first words in The Adventure of the Abbey Grange. (5) |
| ARMEDFORCESDAY | May 21st celebration honoring those who keep America safe on the fronts formed by the first few lett |
| THEMOVINGFINGERWRITES | First words in verse 51 of Edward Fitzgerald's translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam |
| MUSIC | With 69-Across, this puzzle's theme, which begins the eight words of 17-, 28-, 45- and 62-Across |
| QUESERA | First word's in the title of Doris Day's signature song |
| OILCAN | Tin Man's first words in "The Wizard of Oz" |
