| ESCE | Suffix with 1-Across |
| ADE | Modern suffix with 1-Across |
| IER | Suffix with 1-Down |
| SCHOOL | With 1-Across, university in downtown NYC, with "The"... or with 23-Across, traditional |
| DOG | With 1-Across, what 20-, 34-, 42- and 52-Across end with |
| AGE | With 1-Across, golden years... or with 23-Across, music genre for Enya |
| BAY | With 1-Across, seasoning mixture from Maryland... or with 23-Across, its updated relative |
| NICK | With 1-Across, singer with a cameo in 14-Across |
| MANDY | With 28-Across, "This Is Us" actress who will star with 1-Across |
| JORDAN | With 30-Across: American gymnast competing in Paris this week who's besties with 1-Across |
| CAROLEKING | Pop legend who co-wrote (along with 1-Across)the theme song for 1-Across's new sitcom |
| CRAIG | With 24-Across: "Southern Charm" star whose relationship with 1-Across ended last month |
| MEL | She sits with 1-Across, 31-Across, and 1-Down on the "America's Got Talent" panel |
| HOWIE | He sits with 1-Across, 19-Across, and 1-Down on the "America's Got Talent" panel |
| SOFIA | She sits with 1-Across, 19-Across, and 31-Across on the "America's Got Talent" panel |
| CYNTHIA | With 31-Across: "And Just Like That" star whose character winds up between the sheets with 1-Across in the season premiere |
| WALKING | With 1-Across, no-no #1 |
| LUCY | With 1-Across, "Kill Bill: Volume 1" actress |
| HERES | With 1-Across and 1-Down, words preceding a new insight |
| GIGIHADID | Supermodel who was also there with 1-Across, 11-Across, and Taylor |
