| BELIEVEITORNOT | Ripley catchphrase that's apropos to 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| GONEWITHTHEWIND | Film title that's apropos to this puzzle's theme |
| MYTHREESONS | Sitcom apropos to 20-, 36-, and 41-Across |
| YOUCANBANKONIT | Declaration apropos to 20-, 25- or 47-Across |
| STICKAPININIT | "Let's get back to that later..." and a literal hint to 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| PERSONALFOUL | Illegal contact by Larry Bird, and a phonetic hint to 20-, 34- and 41- Across |
| MASTERPIECES | "Mona Lisa" and "Guernica" ... and, in a different way, the last words of 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| ITSTHEENDOFANERA | Cry apropos to seven long answers in this puzzle? |
| THEYLIELIKERUGS | Saying apropos to this puzzle's scoundrels |
| GRAMMARCHECKER | Word processing feature that went haywire when correcting 20-, 34- and 42-Across? |
| FRANKENSTEIN | Doctor whose shopping list might include 20-, 34- and 42-Across? |
| WHOLEENCHILADA | With "the," what the ends of 20-, 34- and 42-Across suggest |
| TERRIERMIX | Crossbreed apropos to this puzzle |
| SUIT | Be apropos to |
| THEBBC | Network apropos to this puzzle |
| ALEXANDERPOPE | Author of the verse that starts with the beginnings of 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| JOINEDATTHEHIP | Always together (and a hint to 20-, 34-, and 41-Across) |
| MORNINGAFTER | Hangover ... and a hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| FRONTALNUDITY | Feature of Botticelli's Venus, and a hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| HEROSANDWICH | Sub ... or a literal hint to 20-, 34- and 43-Across |