| ROPETRICKS | Will Rogers's vaudeville stunts (and what the first four letters of 17-, 27-, and 44-Across are doin |
| CREAMOFRICE | Porridge-like breakfast dish and, cryptically speaking, what the first four letters of 17-, 28-, 35- |
| WORDLADDER | *What the first four letters of the (*) clue answers are |
| PLOTTWISTS | Literary devices in mysteries, and what the first four letters of 17-, 26-, and 43-Across are |
| FEAR | Word that when followed by Factor gives the title of a former US game show featuring stunts and dares (4) |
| BREAKALEG | Theatrical phrase of luck, and how to form the first three letters of 17-, 27-, and 46-Across |
| SISTERS | 1985 song by The Eurythmics, ___ are Doin' It For Themselves (7) |
| HOLDMYBEER | Words before a stunt, and a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Aross |
| CENTRALTIMEZONE | Region for Bismarck and Montgomery, and a hint to the middle three letters of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| THEMSELVES | Sisters Are Doin' It for -, Eurythmics hit (10) |
| BEATTHECLOCK | Longtime game show that features stunts and a time limit |
| BMXBIKE | Two-wheeler for stunts and dirt tracks (1,1,1,4) |
| ADAIR | Part of Will Rogers's real name |
| PASSINGNOTES | Secretive classroom activity ... or what 20-, 27- and 44-Across are anagrammatic examples of? |
| DICEROLLS | Casino actions that also describe the first four letters of 17-, 24-, and 45-Across |
| ANAGRAMS | What the three possible answers to each of 26-, 36- and 44-Across are, leading to 27 possible soluti |
| POST | Will Rogers's fateful pilot |
| POETLARIAT | Will Rogers's humorous self-description |
| HOMESWIT | Will Rogers's humor |
| CALLADOCTOR | Seek medical assistance, and hint to the first words of 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
