| OBI | With 17-Across, |
| ENTR | With 17-Across, |
| ONE | With 17- Across, quantity for a small omelet |
| COLE | With 17-Across: MLB veteran who, with 14-Across, co-announced on Instagram over the weekend that they're expecting their second baby |
| WICKED | With 17-Across: new movie starring 19-Across and 27-Across; the two had done so much press recently that they'd lost their voices and had to skip most of them at the premiere |
| ONEBATTLE | With 17-Across and 30-Across, 2025 film with the most Golden Globes nominations |
| SALMAN | With 17-Across, author of 23-Across |
| EDDIE | With 17-Across, English actor who plays 35-Across in "The Theory of Everything" |
| BECKINSALE | Kate who costarred with 17 Across in 23 Across |
| CLONE | With 17-Across, series of conflicts with battles on Ryloth, Felucia, Malastare, and Kamino |
| MOSCOWON | With 17-Across, 1984 comedy with Robin Williams as Russian immigrant in New York |
| OUR | With 17-Across and 33-Across, new novel by Celeste Ng |
| QUEEN | With 17-Across: It was revealed in August that Mariah Carey is attempting to trademark this nickname, used as the title of a 2021 holiday album; two other singers with that nickname have filed suit to |
| FRED | With 17-Across: "Portlandia" actor who will play 1-Across on "Wednesday," as announced earlier this week |
| JOSEPH | With 17-Across and 35-Across, author of the 2023 memoir "Sink" |
| NICOLE | With 17-Across: She plays Kaitlyn Meade on 12-Across (and co-produces the show) |
| OLIVIA | With 17-Across: singer who last week deflected rumors that one of her songs is actually a swipe at 34-Across |
| NAPOLEON | With 17-Across, 2004 comedy classic starring 29-Across |
| PETER | With 17-Across, former Genesis front man with the 2023 album "i/o" |
| PGA | With 17-Across, org. that deals with traveling drivers? |
