| COLDOPEN | Sketch that kicks off "SNL" ... or a phonetic hint to the start of 18-, 29-, 37- or 49-Across |
| HAPPYENDING | Fairy tale finisher, and literally, what the last word of 17-, 26-, 37-, or 49-Across can be |
| ATADISTANCE | From afar, and how 18-, 29-, 37- and 46-Across literally end |
| MOON | It has phases that are represented by the starts of 18-, 29-, 47- and 61-Across ... and by 1-Down |
| WHATISLOVE | 1993 dance hit, and a musical question answered by the starts of 18-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| DEVIOUS | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across |
| MARCHMADNESS | Annual sports event that begins with Selection Sunday on 3/15 ... or, cryptically, a hint to the scrambled word found at the starts of 20-, 29-, 37- and |
| SUPREMES | Diana Ross's group, with "the" ... and a hint to the power group detectable in half of 21, 29, 37, a |
| TRIPLEPLAY | Baseball rarity, and a hint to the vowels in the first words of 16-, 22-, 29-, 37- and 44- Across |
| RINGBEARER | Young wedding participant, or a hint to the end of 17Ac, 24Ac, 35Ac or 49-Ac |
| FGHI | Alphabet run that kicks off part of a trauma assessment mnemonic |
| BELL | Sound that kicks off the song "What Time Is It?" in "High School Musical 2" |
| LEADBALLOON | Character that kicks off the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? |
| NOVUM | Old game of bones that kicks off nest egg |
| ITSALLINTHEMIND | Sports psychologist's mantra ... or what can be said about the last word of 16-, 21-, 33- or 49-Acro |
| PARADE | Christmas event that kicks off at Martintown Mill |
| DIWALI | Joyous celebration that kicks off with Dhanteras |
| STOCKHOLDER | Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50- Across is? |
| SCREENSAVER | Computer program that kicks in after a set time of idleness |
| SCR | File extension of an app that kicks in after the PC's been inactive |
