| SPILLTHETEA | Reveal juicy gossip, or what 17-, 31- and 46-Across do |
| MEATIEST | Like the most juicy gossip (or the least vegetarian-friendly menu) |
| DOUBLEHEADERS | Ballpark events, or what 17-, 31- and 48-Across all have |
| SECONDOFTWO | Latter, or, homophonically, what 17-, 31- and 44-Across each have |
| HORSEAROUND | What 17-, 31-, and 42-Across do on their moonlighting jobs? |
| STOPLIGHT | Signal hinted at by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46- Across |
| SPELLOUT | Explain in detail or what the starts of 19-, 26- and 46- Across do, phonetically? |
| OLIVERTWIST | Dickens boy who asked for more, and what's found within 17-, 31- and 46-Across |
| MAKETHECUT | Avoid elimination, or a hint to 17-, 31- and 46-Across |
| WESTCOAST | U.S. region suggested by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Across |
| BODYANDSOUL | Wholeheartedly, or words that can precede the first and second parts, respectively, of 17-, 31- and |
| TIMESPANS | Millenniums, for instance ... or a hint to the hidden words in 17-, 31- and 44- Across |
| SHAMPOOTUBE | Where to see the message formed by the last parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Across |
| TITBIT | It backfires on the British leaders and it is a piece of juicy gossip (6) |
| WATERCOLORS | Contents of some palettes ... or what 17- Across, 11- Down and 31- Down could be, given that their starts are rivers? |
| WHISPERER | One who susurrates; one skilled in taming horses or other animals by using gentle vocal encouragement; or, a gossip or secret informer (9) |
| TALKER | Gossip or story about King and Queen (6) |
| OOH | "What juicy gossip!" |
| HOTTEA | Soothing beverage, or juicy gossip |
| DIRT | Juicy gossip that might be dug up in slang |
