| ANARMANDALEG | What something expensive may be said to cost...and what each of the three theme entries features (5 wds.) |
| GAMESTOP | Company whose stock price has swung wildly in recent weeks due to a Reddit campaign -- or what the four theme entries feature |
| DEAREST | The most expensive may also be the best loved (7) |
| CATCHSOMEZS | Snooze, or what each of the three theme entries does (3 wds.) |
| PHOTOFINISH | Incredibly close end to a race -- or a feature of the three theme entries (2 wds.) |
| SUBWAYS | Transport systems that begin each of the three theme answers |
| NEVER | With 39-Across and 49-Across, rule broken by the three theme entries' first and last two letters |
| OOHS | Cries of delight, and what each of the answers to the starred clues literally are? |
| TELEVANGELIST | T.D. Jakes or Jerry Falwell, e.g.; like our other three theme entries, this is a "portmanteau word," combining letters and meanings of two words to form a third |
| OSSICLE | Small bone, especially each of the three small bones of the middle ear (7) |
| HIGHEND | Top-of-the-line, and what each of the four longest puzzle answers begins with? |
| HOLDSWATER | Makes logical sense...and what each of the answers to the starred clues does? |
| NADI | Nedo ___, Italian fencer who is the only man to win a gold medal in each of the three weapons at a single Olympic Games |
| RYAN | Meg who played each of the three female leads in "Joe Versus the Volcano" |
| BRITISHINVASION | 1960's music phenomenon, and what each of the theme entries went through |
| DEC | Last mo., and what each of the theme entries starts with |
| BANDONTHERUN | 1973 triple-platinum album by Wings ... and what each of three answers to starred clues is, literally |
| CENTEROFMASS | Certain point of concentration, in physics ... and what each of the starred clues' answers has? |
| ARIANAGRANDE | Singer who began a new partnership with Starbucks on March 5, fittingly since her surname is a drink size there; they should hire our other three theme entries, too |
| SCENTED | It's said to cost a cent, Ed, to be perfumed (7) |
