| EXTRAEXTRAEXTRA | Newspaper lad's shout, years ago (and theme of this puzzle) |
| BEEGEE | Member of a '60s trio, and theme of this puzzle |
| CHICKENDINNER | Country-fried feast, and theme of this puzzle |
| CIRCLEINTHESQUARE | Noted New York City theater (and theme of this puzzle) |
| TOAST | Diner "raft," and theme of this puzzle |
| JOHNDIEFENBAKER | Canada's 13th PM and theme of this puzzle |
| ADENAUER | German statesman (and theme of this puzzle) |
| FIRSTFAMILY | Presidential intimates and theme of this puzzle |
| ASTRANGELOOP | 2022 Best Musical Tony winner, and theme of this puzzle |
| THEMUSICMAN | Meredith Willson musical, filmed in 1962, with a signature song linking the number and theme of this puzzle |
| LOVECONNECTION | "You gave my life direction, a game show ____, we can't deny" (Train lyric, and theme of this puzzle) |
| CRETACEOUS | The last of the three periods of the Mesozoic Era. It began 145.0 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago. |
| ICEAGES | The last of these began 2.6 million years ago and ended 11,700 years ago (approx) (3,4) |
| PERMIAN | The largest extinction in Earth's history took place during this time, which lasted from about 299 million to about 252 million years ago and set the stage for the emergence of the dinosaurs. |
| MONKSEAL | Marine mammal the Mediterranean variety of which disappeared from Mallorcan waters more than 60 years ago, and is one of the worlds 10 most endangered species (4,4) |
| HORNBLOWER | Fictional seaman and theme of puzzle |
| JUNK | Type of ship first used almost 2000 years ago and still in use today (4) |
| YUGOSLAVIANS | Old Eastern Europeans broke up a few years ago and no longer living in the same home (12) |
| TROY | City in modern-day Turkey founded around 4500 years ago, and destroyed after a 10-year siege (4) |
| STUCCO | "But you forget, sir, you only bought the property a year ago, and the ___ on your baronial castle is scarcely dry" (Pirates of Penzance) |
