| PIZZAPARTY | Social event hinted at by the ends of 18-, 28- and 48-Across |
| CAL | Home state for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Acr. |
| WAX | Spa treatment hinted at by the ends of 17-, 27-, 44- and 55- Across |
| QUADRUPLEDOUBLE | Basketball feat hinted at by the ends of 17-, 23-, |
| XOXO | Love letter closing, and in sequence, a hint to the ends of 18-, 28-, 48- and 64-Across |
| YOUR | Word heard before the ends of 18-, 28-, 44- and 56-Across, at times |
| DOH | Cry from Homer ... or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| STARTINGSALARIES | Entry-level wages, and a hint to the first words of 18-, 28-, and 49-Across |
| POOL | Game whose table contains the ends of 18-, 28-, 49-, and 62-Across |
| NOTES | What the ends of 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across may contain |
| NBA | Org. for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Across |
| NICKELODEON | Channel for the character named by the ends of 18-, |
| JALOPY | Clunker: other synonyms can be found at the ends of 18-, 23-, 52- and 57A |
| QUEENSLAND | Australia's "Sunshine State" ... or where you might find the ends of 18-, 20-, 38- and 55- Across? |
| CHANGELANES | What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across |
| CATCHPHRASE | Commonplace utterance ... or a description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| CLOTHESLINE | Where duds are draped to dry ... or a literal description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| CODA | The 40th annual Sundance Film Festival runs Jan. 18-28 in Park City; this low-budget 2021 dramedy premiered there, and went on to win Best Picture |
| FISSION | Splitter hearing what remains of traditional fare, 18 28 (7) |
| SAND | Material that's trickling through 3-, 18-, 28-, 64-, and 65- |
