| ANTSY | Nervous, puzzling 5 across, 10 down (5) |
| REBUS | Part of bizarre business that's puzzling (5) |
| TAUPI | Our dear friend up at one, puzzling (5) |
| IDEAS | Concepts aside, they're puzzling (5) |
| CHESS | On-board entertainment with pieces of 20 Across, 55 Across, 10 Down, 34 Down (5) |
| SAUDI | & Across 10 Which Asian country has been chosen to host the FIFA World Cup in 2034? (5,6) |
| EXAMS | Same blunders across ten tests (5) |
| FINGERSCROSSED | "Here's hoping" ... or a hint to 16-Across/10-Down and 37-Across/14-Down |
| EAT | What those named at the ends of 17-across, 59-across, 10-down, and 24-down may make you want to do |
| ICE | Chilling addition to 17-Across, 10-Down, or 37-Down |
| WINTERFELL | 49 Across 10 Down (10) |
| SAXOPHONE | Instrument with parts that share the last names of 17-Across, 10-Down and 27-Down |
| TRANSVERSE | Rejected right answer with lines going across (10) |
| ALLEGIANCE | Loyalty, e.g. in 9. Across (10) |
| BRIDGEHEAD | Foothold initially brings a stronghold to get across. (10) |
| TRANSLATOR | In a manner of words, this one will get the meaning across. (10) |
| DURGA | With 1 Across, ten day festival also known as Sharodotsava |
| ADHD | 16 across, 10 across, 21 across, 23 across, 8 across (1,1,1,1) |
| THE | (and 9 Across, 10 Across, 11 Across) Ensure tight fit when hoof becomes loose in scheduled monument (3,9,5,5) |
| GUIDEBOOKS | Works for those seeing things in 5 down around 10 across (10) |
