| POINTEDEARS | Trait shared by 17-, 27- and 48- Across |
| REDHAIR | Trait shared by 10 people featured in this puzzle |
| THEMSFIGHTING | With 68-Across, observation of the language used by 17-, 27-, and 47-Across |
| CANDYCOATED | Like M&M's, and an apt description of 17-, 27- and 48- Across |
| CARRIESNOWEIGHT | Has little significance ... and to all intents and purposes, what the first word of 17-, 27- and 48-Across does |
| MAINFRAMES | Alternatives to server farms ... and features of 17-, 27-, and 48-Across |
| THATSAWRAP | Director's "We're done," and hint to the starts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| WATERSHEDMOMENT | Historical turning point ... and, as three words, a literal description of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| SEATCHANGE | Irritated passenger's request, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| ILOVETHATFORYOU | "So great, bestie!," and a phonetic hint to 17-, 27-, and 48-Across |
| TAROTCARDREADER | One examining the starts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| TURNINGAPROPHET | Punny description of the circled letters in 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| CARDSINUNO | What 17-, 27- and 48-Across start with |
| TALEOFTWOCITIES | Classic novel, following "A," with a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| SWITCHPOSITIONS | Trade places ... or a hint to parts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| BOUNDTOHAPPEN | Inevitable ... or a hint for 19-, 27- and 48-Across |
| ONTHEBEACH | 1957 novel, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and |
| WHITESUIT | Common "threads" shared by 17- and 29-/50-Across and 11- and 40-Down |
| IMPRESSIONISM | Art style shared by 17-Across and 38-Across |
| HOLDINGPATTERNS | Aircraft's delay maneuvers, or what 20-, 27- and 48-Across are doing? |
