| CMAJORSCALE | When strung together, musical sequence represented by the initials of 17-, 24-, 38and 48-Across |
| COMPASS | Instrument whose four ordinal points are represented by the initials of the four starred entries, which also explains their placement in the grid |
| OVERSHARING | Social sin ... and what 17-, 23-, 38and 48-Across are guilty of? Significant others, in modern slang |
| FASTBREAK | Dynamic basketball sequence represented by the starts of 17-, 23-, 30-, 40- and 49-Across |
| TUTTI | All together musical (5) |
| BASS | Fish is double when strung (4) |
| TAUT | Reportedly gave lesson when strung-out (4) |
| EMPTYCALORIES | What many junk foods contain ... with a hint to the initials of 17-, 25-, 48- and 56-Across |
| BADLANDS | National park in South Dakota ... or, parsed differently, a hint to the meanings and initials of 17-, 24-, 39and 51-Across |
| STS | Aves. ... or the initials of 17-, 23-, 40-, 50- and 63-Across |
| LIGHT | Fairy -; one of a series of illuminations strung together as a decoration, used to adorn the dresses of principal fairies on the opening night of G&S's Iolanthe (5) |
| SCALE | Musical sequence found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| BLT | Deli sandwich known by the initials of its main ingredients |
| JASON | Name spelled by the initials of five consecutive months |
| FTR | Sporty model from Indian based on a form of racing that would only give it away by the initials if we told you... (3) |
| HIGH | _ _ _ Performance Estate, this Lancia Beta derivative was better known by the initials, HPE (4) |
| CUSK | Rachel whose novel "Parade" features a procession of visual artists, all referred to by the initial "G" (June, 2024) |
| CHILLI | One of a number of capsicum pods strung together to form a decorative ristra; or, the red spice derived from said pepper, used to flavour a dish served "con carne" (with meat) (6) |
| WAMPUM | Money formerly used by North American Indians made of shells strung together (6) |
| DOREMI | Musical sequence from The Sound of Music (2-2-2) |
