| TOETERNITY | See 13 Across, Novel theory of retirement after working (4,4,2,8) |
| FROMHERE | Novel theory of retirement after working (4,4,2,8) |
| HERETOETERNITY | Theory of retirement developed with Deborah Kerr (4,4,2,8) |
| FROM | Theory of retirement developed with Deborah Kerr (4,4,2,8) |
| PYJAMAS | Dress for retirement after quiet year spread across several leaders (7) |
| EARTHY | Bawdy novel theory advanced for love (6) |
| WHOAMI | *"My retirement after 36 years in the General Assembly is effective December 31, 2006. ___?" |
| THELASTPOST | Call for retirement, after which employment ceases |
| TATE | Queensland Origin warhorse forced into 2014 retirement after injury-dogged career (4) |
| SCRAPS | Box in retirement after extremely scientific fights (6) |
| TOM | British diver who announced his retirement after the 2024 Olympics (3,5) |
| DALEY | British diver who announced his retirement after the 2024 Olympics (3,5) |
| THEHUNTFOR | With 58 Across, novel by 36 Across |
| THESUMOF | With 52 Across, novel by 36 Across |
| NAUSEA | Mention a use, after some 28-across novel (6) |
| SEASON | See 8 across, Novel by Katie Fforde (7,6) |
| SIGN | The ___ of the Four, a 43 Across novel |
| FEAR | The Valley of ___, a 43 Across novel |
| HOUND | The ___ of the Baskervilles, a 43 Across novel (5) |
| ROGER | The Murder of ___ Ackroyd, a 53 Across novel (5) |
