| ARIANAGRANDE | Singer who began a new partnership with Starbucks on March 5, fittingly since her surname is a drink size there; they should hire our other three theme entries, too |
| ROLLIN | Show up fifteen minutes late with Starbucks, say |
| MAJESTIC | She looks ___ in the Instagram pic her parents posted yesterday, fittingly since her parents are celebrity royalty |
| STARTED | Showed surprise when a good man began a new trade |
| SOBER | ___ as a judge (like 12-Across...fittingly, since her sister Kim played a judge parodying 29-Across on a 2021 "SNL" sketch) |
| REESE | First name of an Oscar-winning actress who turns 50 today; her surname is too long to fit into a 10x10 crossword, but you'll figure it out |
| KELLY | Her surname is Brook (5) |
| LEA | Her surname is Seydoux (3) |
| ABUGSLIFE | This 1998 Disney hit stylized its title in lowercase letters- fittingly, since it's about tiny creatures |
| SARAH | Forename of either the Duchess of York, a 1980s presenter of Blue Peter or a plantswoman who shares her surname with a corvid (5) |
| GEORGEORWELL | Who began a novel with "It was a bright cold day in April, and all the clocks were striking thirteen."? (6,6) |
| GRANDMAMOSES | American folk artist who began a painting career in her 70s and gained popularity in the 1950s (7,5) |
| TINATURNER | Iconic 81-year-old singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Oct. 30-or what each of our theme entries is, since her name is reversed in them |
| JEWEL | ___ Kilcher: American female singer who has sold more than 30 million albums since her 1995 debut (5) |
| JIO | Indian telecom giant that announced a new partnership for 6G technology development (abbvr). (3) |
| DEMILOVATO | Singer who began her career on "Barney & Friends" |
| ADELE | Singer who began her Las Vegas residency in 2022 (5) |
| DEBBIEGIBSON | Singer who began using the long form of her first name at age 27 |
| MARKWAYNEMULLIN | U.S. senator picked to be Homeland Security secretary on March 5; his first name is one word, two names, no hyphen |
| JANEEYRE | Charlotte Bronte's heroine whose surname is a homophone of a word for atmosphere, ether or a successor (4,4) |
