| FIFTHAVENUEQ | Show after the show after the show after the show after the premiere of a 2003 musical? |
| EGGO | Food brand whose sales boomed after the premiere of "Stranger Things" |
| OPENING | A process of unwrapping a festive gift, perhaps secretly praying it's a pup; the birth of a celebrated season; the premiere of a Christmas pantomime run; or, ripping off the lid and filling one's cup, |
| FIRSTNIGHT | The premiere of a musical, play or other theatrical production (5,5) |
| OVER | Like a show after the series finale |
| BOBBYNORRIS | The Only Way Is Essex participant taking a break from the show after 10 years (5,6) |
| TWOOFAKIND | Pair mostly faking being hugged by Atwood after the premiere (3,2,1,4) |
| REPS | After the premiere, readies set pieces? (4) |
| HILARYFARR | Co-star of 1-Across, who announced last week that she'll be leaving the show after 12 years |
| MARKCUBAN | Dallas Mavericks co-owner who hosted 14-Across for 14 seasons, but decided to leave the show after this season because it's "time to move on" |
| GAMUT | Dorothy Parker commented waspishly in the interval of the premiere of The Lake, "Katharine Hepburn runs the ... of emotions from A to B" |
| NEMO | Sea captain of a 1954 Disney film, or a sea creature of a 2003 Disney film |
| KELSO | Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show," which he reprises for the premiere of "That '90s Show" |
| MILAKUNIS | She played Jackie on "That '70s Show" -- and reprises it for the premiere of "That '90s Show" |
| VALDERRAMA | Wilmer who played Fez on "That '70s Show" -- and reprises it for the premiere of "That '90s Show" |
| DONNA | Laura Prepon's role on "That '70s Show" -- which she reprises for the premiere of "That '90s Show" |
| RED | Kurtwood Smith's role on "That '70s Show" -- which he reprises for the premiere of "That '90s Show" |
| ERIC | Topher Grace's role on "That '70s Show" -- which he reprises for the premiere of "That '90s Show" |
| TIN | New York was the venue for the premiere of Tennessee Williams' 1955 play, Cat On A Hot ... Roof |
| THEUSA | Words that follow Reborn In to give the title of a 2003 Davina McCall show (3,3) |
