| ANTEPENULTIMATE | Referencing a score, it's 18 (15) |
| CITING | Managing to see report by referencing a witness perhaps (6) |
| YOMAMA | Insult referencing a family member |
| PEREGRINEFALCON | Hunter referencing opal plan (9,6) |
| POG | "Remember Alf? He's back! In ___ form!" (Simpsons quote referencing a '90s trend) |
| DONTHATEME | "I'm Sorry I Can't ___" (note seen in new photos released by Selena, referencing a note Jack left for Carrie in "Sex and the City;" this Easter egg earned Selena an online shout-out from Kim Cattrall |
| SUCCOTASH | "Sufferin' ___": catchphrase of Sylvester the Cat, referencing a dish of sweet corn and lima beans (9) |
| SACRAMENTO | City which was the western terminus of the Pony Express during its 18 months in operation (10) |
| EIGHTY | Four score - it's important to get opener out (6) |
| LOVE | Zero score (it's all you need) (4) |
| TEETOTAL | Refusing alcohol -- it's 18, usually (8) |
| EYEOPENER | In the middle of storm, centre gets the first score - it's astonishing to one of the viewers (3-6) |
| ROUNDOFGOLF | Of course it's eighteen holes (5,2,4) |
| META | Self-referencing, as a work of art |
| ELICITING | A man referencing extraction |
| STINKBIRD | Nickname for the hoatzin, referencing its unpleasant odor |
| INDEX | Alphabetical key referencing information in a book (5) |
| REYKJAVIK | Capital whose name means "smoky bay," referencing the steam from its hot springs |
| HEREIN | Self-referencing contract term |
| HYPERTEXT | Energetic message in cross-referencing system (9) |
