| DAY | With 12-Across, mud |
| DUCKBOARD | Plank across mud |
| AKEELAHAND | With 29-Across: critically-acclaimed 2006 drama with 12-Across in the title role |
| JUMP | With 12-Across, a compilation album by The Rolling Stones ... and with 22-Across, a basketball move |
| DIANE | Keaton who stars with 12-Across and 35-Across in the forthcoming comedy 30-Across, which hits theaters on May 31st |
| JENNA | With 27-Across: she's starring in Season 3 of "Wednesday" with 12-Across, just as she did in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"; the pair did a photo shoot in London yesterday to promote it |
| SEX | With 12-Across, 2025 album from 20-Across |
| LESLIE | With 12-Across: beloved comedian who passed away last month; his final appearance on 22-Across aired yesterday |
| ROB | With 12-Across, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" actor who (along with Ryan Reynolds) bought a Welsh soccer team in 2020 |
| JAKE | With 12-Across, actor spotted at the 24-Across Men's Final in Paris on Sunday |
| TRAVIS | With 12-Across: Blink-182 drummer who (accidentally?) revealed his and 17-Across's soon-to-be-born son's name on a podcast earlier this week |
| ALANIS | With 12-Across, singer with the 1998 hit "Thank U" |
| BOY | With 12-Across: 1990s sitcom whose stars included Ben Savage, Betsy Randle, and 24-Across |
| CARA | With 12-Across: model spotted having dinner at Casa Cruz in London with Taylor Swift on Tuesday (plus some other pals; keep solving!) in between Eras Tour shows |
| ALESSIA | With 12-Across, pop singer with the new album "Love & Hyperbole" |
| JAMES | With 12-Across: "Dawson's Creek" star who was unable to attend the show's charity reunion event in New York City on Monday due to his ongoing battle with colorectal cancer |
| SHIELD | This goes with 12 across. (6) |
| RACHEL | With 12 Across, author of quote |
| PEA | With 12-Across, sailor's heavy jacket |
| GIMLI | With 12-Across, busy place to dock |
