| TOOLITTLETOOLATE | Not enough, and without the urgency, to make a difference ... or a literal hint to 18-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across |
| DENISERICHARDS | Actress who played a Bond Girl in The World Is Not Enough and appeared in a guest role in Two and a Half Men: 2 wds. |
| FOUNDERED | Struggled and without the labour leader, failed (9) |
| AVENGERSASSEMBLE | Classic comics rallying cry ... or a hint to 18-, 30- and 49-Across |
| POBOX | Many a bus. address, and a literal hint to 18-, 25-, 47- and |
| BREAKFAST | Part of a morning routine ... or a literal hint to 18-, 22-, 35- and 49-Across |
| ODDSANDENDS | Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across |
| FROMATOB | First leg of a journey, and a description of 20-, 30-, 38-, and 49-Across |
| SOMETHINGTODO | Time-filling activity, and what the ends of 20-, 30-, 38- and 47-Across are |
| DOWNSIZE | Diminish the work force ... or a literal hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| STANDUPCOMICS | Dave Chappelle and Dane Cook ... or a literal hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| DEARJOHNLETTERS | Things used for dumping ... or a literal hint to the answers to the starred clues? |
| ARCHIMEDES | "Give me a lever long enough, and a fulcrum strong enough, and single-handed I can move the world." Who said this? |
| GULF | Whirlpool; abyss, bay or chasm; or, by extension, a great difference or division between two groups (4) |
| NOONE | Who is "too small to make a difference," per a Greta Thunberg book title |
| ARE | "If you think you ___ too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito" (Dalai Lama) |
| SOANDSO | Name better left unsaid, or a literal hint to what the starred answers contain |
| DRINKSONME | "I'm paying for this round" ... or a literal hint to this puzzle's theme |
| OCHRISTMASTREE | Holiday carol ... or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished |
| FIDDLERS | 15 18 30, 6 1, two 4 18, 8, 16 28 and 13 25 9 sounded divine among scrapers |
