| RTZ | One-time initials of the mining company Rio Tinto (3) |
| SETUPFEES | One-time initial costs for an account, e.g. (3-2,4) |
| ALCAN | Montreal-based metal company Rio Tinto ___ |
| NEVEREVER | At no time [initials] |
| WMC | Hugh Morgan's mining company, now part of BHP (1,1,1) |
| RIO | ___ Tinto, city in Brazil |
| GAL | Old fashioned term of girl (or the initials of the little prince of Cambridge) (3) |
| TSE | Initials of the author of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" |
| ALUMINUMSMELTER | Rio Tinto operation in the Saguenay - LacSaint-Jean region of Quebec: 2 wds. |
| RLS | Initials of the author of Treasure Island (3) |
| LBJ | Initials of the president who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law |
| AOC | Initials of the New York representative who's part of the Squad |
| JFK | Initials of the 35th President of the United States, assassinated 1963 (1,1,1) |
| JSB | Initials of the composer of "The Brandenburg Concertos" |
| NPH | Initials of the actor who played The Toymaker in Doctor Who (3) |
| YSL | Initials of the designer of Le Smoking tuxedo for women and the Mondrian dress |
| ELO | What were the initials of the pop group that had a 1976 hit with Livin' Thing? (inits)(3) |
| RAS | What are the initials of the flying club founded in the United Kingdom in 1966 and for which Prince Philip was Air Commodore? (1,1,1) |
| FDR | Initials of the president who had the same last name as Teddy |
| CLG | What are the initials of the GAA in Irish? (1,1,1) |