| LATEBLOOMER | One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| ENDSUPONTOP | Prevails eventually ... or a hint to entering the answers to the six starred clues in this puzzle |
| ONTHEHOUSE | Welcome words from a bartender, and where to find the ends of 17-, 30-, and 46-Across? |
| KICKSTARTER | Crowdfunding site ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| BUILDABEAR | What you can do by combining the last words of 17-, 30- and 44- Across |
| CARDSINUNO | Category for the first words of 17-, 30- and 39- Across |
| SIXWAYSTOSUNDAY | Completely ... with a summation of 17-, 30- and 47- Across |
| KIDSAREALLRIGHT | With "The," 2010 Annette Bening/Julianne Moore film ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across |
| THESOUNDOFMUSIC | Best Picture winner of 1965 ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across? |
| COP | Steal ... or the one who catches the thief |
| BAIN | Donald who wrote a 1963 "memoir" seen in the first words of 17-, 30-, 46and 60- Across |
| TRYINGTIMES | Taxing periods, and a hint to 17-, 30- and 45- Across |
| SEER | One who catches sight of a prophet |
| CAPTOR | One who catches a person or animal (6) |
| ROTATEDTHETIRES | Did some automotive maintenance, or what you've done in the answers to 17-, 30-, and 46-Across (and |
| THESHOWMUSTGOON | Broadway do-or-die philosophy, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 30-, 37- and 44-Across |
| ELMERSGLUE | Collagist's need (and a hint to what is "stuck" to the beginnings of 17-, 30-, and 48-Across) |
| TRAPPER | One who catches a vehicle by following behind |
| EARLYBIRD | One who catches the worm |
| BACKSTOP | One who catches the batter's missus, say? (8) |
