| HOMESTAND | Opposite of a sports team's road trip formed by an anagram of "host name" + D: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first word is a synonym for the first part of 16-Across; the second word is the counterpart of |
| OOMPH | Writer whose name is an anagram of "draw aside" + D: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first part is a nickname for the first part of 14-Across, and the second part is a speaking-related verb) |
| EDWARDSAID | Writer whose name is an anagram of "draw aside" + D: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The first part is a nickname for the first part of 14-Across, and the second part is a speaking-related verb) |
| AWAYGAME | Reason for a team road trip |
| CAPSHEET | Document of a sports team's salary obligations relative to its allowed max |
| REDEYES | Early-arrival plane trips formed by a primary color + organs that see: Hyph. |
| RSVPTO | Words before a party-host's name |
| IAN | Name that can fill in the blank to form another name: D___A |
| EDISON | Inventor with over 1,000 US patents to his name, d. 1931 (6) |
| STATEID | Government-issued card formed by an anagram of "eats it" + D: 2 wds., 1 abbr. |
| HORNEDLIZARD | Animal whose first word is formed by an anagram of "Rhone" + D: 2 wds. |
| SUB | An informal word for an assistant editor; a sports team's reserve player; a hoagie/sandwich made on a long bread roll; or, an advance or loan (3) |
| ALPHABETLETTERS | The ones in cAnADA consist of 'c', 'A', and 'n' and 'D': 2 wds. |
| PHILCOULSON | Main character on ABC's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D": 2 wds. |
| MELINDAMAY | Role on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2 wds) |
| MINGNAWEN | Actress on "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2 wds., 1 hyph.) |
| GEORGELINDSEY | Actor who played Goober Pyle on 1968 to 1971 comedy "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| STRIP | The clothes worn by the members of a sports team (5) |
| SELECTOR | A person who chooses the members of a sports team (8) |
| ARMBAND | Piece of cloth denoting the captain of a sports team (7) |
