| NEWSPAPERNAME | The first syllable of 20-A, 27-A, or 44-A |
| SWAMP | Overwhelm, or a relative of the first syllable of 20-, 36-, or 53-Across |
| SITUATIONCOMEDY | 17-A, 27-A or 48-A, or another title for this puzzle |
| PIRATESHIP | Vessel for 17-A, 27-A or 41-A |
| ANDABOTTLEOFRUM | Phrase that follows the first syllables of 20-, 33- and 43-Across, especially today |
| ROONEYMARA | Star of the 2022 film adaptation of 20-A as well as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| SPORTSWRITER | Profession of 20-A and 37-A |
| RUMORMILL | Spreaders of 20-A |
| SOFTC | What the first syllable of "circle" has that the second syllable lacks |
| TANDEM | ... and in the first syllable of tempest is Daisy's transport (6) |
| HAMLET | Speaker of the first syllables of the answers to starred clues |
| NPR | "All Things Considered" airer; the first syllables of the long entries provide a clue |
| ENDING | A termination or completion by way of a conclusion of a book, denouement of a play, extremity of a nerve or final part/syllable of a word (6) |
| TIC | First syllable of a kids' menu game |
| SCI | First syllable of a rhyming film genre |
| ROM | First syllable of a rhyming film genre |
| TEE | First syllable of a giggle |
| BEI | Chinese for north, first syllable of their capital city (3) |
| REFUSE | Say "No! Rubbish! The accent is on the first syllable!" (6) |
| BRONTE | Author with a first name in 20-A, 35-A or 53-A |
