| TSE | With 15 Across, deadly fly |
| TSETSE | Set out twice to capture a deadly fly (6) |
| FIRE | With 15-Across, station with a hook and ladder With 16-Across, indoor chores With 28-Across, tireless sort Particle for Fermi Out-of-use anesthetic |
| EDGAR | With 16-Across, actor who will star with 15-Across in the second season of 19-Across in December |
| LEBRON | With 15-Across: basketball great who re-signed with the Lakers this week, setting up an interesting possibility (see 27-Across) |
| NEWYEARS | With 15-Across, 1983 U2 song with the repeated lyric "I will be with you again" |
| MERYL | With 15-Across: recently-separated film icon spotted on Friday at an SNL 50 concert with comedy icon 22-Across |
| HEATON | Patricia who costarred with 15 Across on 45 Across |
| DREAM | With 15-Across, 2025 album from 21-Across |
| THEBIGWEDDING | 2013 comedy with 15-Across and 40-Across |
| LAWRENCE | She plays Katniss Everdeen in 33 Across (with 15 Across) |
| LAND | What those taking flight inevitably end up doing with those finishing with 15 across (4) |
| YOKO | With 15-Across, 86-year-old singer with almost five million followers on Twitter (2 wds.) |
| WAKANDA | With 15-Across, superhero's cry uttered with crossed arms, maybe |
| ANDREW | With 15-Across and 35-Across, creator of the musical "Bad Cinderella" |
| THEY | With 15-Across and 17-Across, Netflix movie starring Jamie Foxx, John Boyega, and Teyonah Parris |
| MINDY | With 15-Across: "The Office" actress spotted at the U.S. Open Men's Final on Sunday, where she took a selfie of herself and 6-Across |
| TRAVIS | With 15-Across: Kansas City Chiefs tight end rumored to be dating 22-Across |
| BENNY | With 15-Across, record producer who's dating 20-Across (who confirmed it on Instagram last week) |
| GRAHAM | (& 2 Down) With 15 Across, one of the founders of 10 Across (6,4) (6) |
