| ACUP | Small 50-Across size |
| SEL | 50- Across, in French |
| LEER | 50- Across' look |
| PALS | Friends that surround the answers to 21-, 26-, 43- and 50- Across |
| STOCKHOLDER | Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50- Across is? |
| PASSABLE | Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50- Across are |
| MATTE | Lipstick option that's a homophone of 50- Across |
| DANCEREMIX | Club DJ's track, or What can be found in 17-, 24-, 40- and 50- Across? |
| DROPTHEBALL | Mess up ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 36and 50- Across |
| THREETIMESALADY | 1978 hit whose title is sung after "You're once, twice," ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 50- Across |
| NIL | 50-Across minus 50-Across |
| TAYLOR | Actress Momsen (50 Across costar of 18 Across) |
| PENNBADGLEY | 50 Across costar of 18 Across (2 wds.) |
| THECATCHER | With 27-Across, 50-Across classic |
| SERENA | ___ van der Woodsen (18 Across role on 50 Across) |
| GREEK | With 58-Across, "Antigone" and others ... or, when reinterpreted, a hint to 17-, 31- and 50-Across |
| KINGOFTHE | With 50-Across, nickname of 34-Across: 3 wds. |
| PRIVATE | With 50-Across, former Kate Walsh medical drama created and produced by 32-/34-Across |
| M | In the print version of this puzzle, the five squares in 50-Across each have a small number in them, as follows: 5 | 29 | 47 | 34 | 43 |
| NINEMONKEYS | "Cecily G. and the ___," story by 26/78-Across in which 50-Across was introduced |
