| PLAYWITHMYFOOD | What I shouldn't do at the dinner table, except in 20-, 28-, and 44-Across? |
| ALKALI | Any element in the first column of the periodic table, except hydrogen |
| IFOLLOWYOU | "That makes sense to me," and a hint to 17-, 28- and 44- Across |
| HIDDENCAMERAS | Espionage devices, and what can be found in 20-, 28- |
| BEACHHOLIDAY | Summer getaway that characteristically has the three components hidden at the beginnings of 20-, 28- and 44-Across |
| GETCRACKING | Order appropriate for 20-, 28- and 44-Across? |
| STARTOFANEWERA | Watershed moment ... and a hint to the first words of 20-, 28- and 44-Across |
| LASTDITCHEFFORT | Desperate attempt ... and an alternate title for this puzzle, based on the ends of 17, 28, and 44 Across? |
| MIDDLEEARTH | "The Lord of the Rings" region, and a hint to the shared feature of 17-, 28- and 44-Across and 26-Do |
| CHANGECOURSE | Veer, and a hint to the indicated letters in 20-, 28-and 49-Across |
| WHATSSOFUNNY | Question asked in response to the starts of both words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| TEAMSMEETING | Microsoft virtual work gathering, and what can be found in 20-, 28-, and 49-Across |
| FILMDIRECTOR | Speaker of the last words of 20-, 28- and 44-Across |
| GETTHEWORDOUT | Advertise (and how 20-, 28- and 44-Across are created) |
| MAGICEIGHTBALL | The oracle of 20, 28, and 44 Across |
| SHUTTHEDOOR | What to do after entering a house ... and a hint to a sequence in 16-, 28- and 44-Across |
| CLEARTHETABLE | What people are likely to do in response to 20-, 27- and 44-Across? |
| DUCKDUCKGOOSE | Children's game ... or the circled words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| CODESWITCHING | Speaking Spanglish, say ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| UNDERARREST | Taken away in handcuffs ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 44-Across |
