| POINTOFNORETURN | Punny description for 17-, 26- or 48-Across |
| IDONTBUYIT | Literal or figurative reaction to 17-, 26- or 48-Across? |
| LIQUIDASSET | Portfolio piece that can be quickly converted to cash, or an alternative description for 17-, 29-, 34-, or 45-Across |
| SOUNDBITES | Broadcast news snippets ... or an apt description for 17-, 28- and 46-Across? |
| LIFT | Clue for 17-, 26-, 45- and 60-Across |
| HAM | Clue for 17-, 26-, 43- and 57-Across |
| THREEBYFIVECARD | Emcee's notes holder that would be apt for 17-, 26- and 42-Across, given their names' lengths? |
| ROPEBRIDGE | Certain cavern crosser, or what crosses a word break in 17-, 26- or 46- Across |
| SQUAREMEAL | Nourishing repast, of which 17-, 26- or 44- Across might be a literal component |
| SITUATIONCOMEDY | 17-A, 27-A or 48-A, or another title for this puzzle |
| PAC | ___ animal (punny description of a donkey or elephant?) |
| TVS | They might have 32- or 48-inch screens |
| SHOW | "24" or "48 Hours" |
| IMOKYOUREOK | What 17-, 26- or 45-Across might say upon meeting 17-, 26- or 45-Across? |
| BAAS | Sounds like 1A part of 2, 5, 12, 21, 26 or 27 ___ or a car backfiring? (4) |
| TWAIN | 26 or 9 inspiring a writer (5) |
| EYESONTHEPRIZE | "Stay focused"... or a punny description of the placement of this puzzle's circled letters |
| LINKINGVERB | Word such as "be" ... or a punny description of the seven-letter word that can create new action words when its letters are inserted in the breaks of the circled action words |
| OVERLOADED | Carrying way too much, and a punny description of four Across answers in this puzzle |
| VICIOUSCYCLES | Hard patterns to break ... or a punny description of the climbs up the circled letters |
