| RENO | With 26-Across, |
| HELEN | With 26-Across: Actress who presented a Kawasaki jet ski onstage to the Oscar winner with the shortest acceptance speech, in a 1-Across bit at the Oscars in 2018 |
| MARGOT | With 26-Across: Actress who announced on July 4th that she's pregnant with her first child with husband Tom Ackerley |
| ANADE | With 26-Across: she was recently spotted with 14-Across on both sides of the Atlantic within a two-day span |
| AUBREY | With 26-Across, star of 15-Across |
| WHITESEA | With change comes last two characters from each half of inlet associated with 26 across (5,3) |
| DENZEL | With 26-Across, "Malcolm X" actor who stars in 40-Across |
| WINESANDSPIRITS | Those in 10 across found on ocean liner with 26 across and endless types that are drunk (5,3,7) |
| DONALD | With 26-Across, creator and star of 15-Across |
| CHERI | With 26-Across: comic actress who memorably impersonated 14-Across on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1990s; she discussed their relationship on CNN on New Year's Eve |
| ANGER | With 26-Across: 2003 Adam Sandler comedy, and the kind of class 12-Across was ordered by a judge to attend after the 2022 paparazzi incident |
| OLYMPIC | With 26-Across: what 1-Across won her 11th of on Sunday in Paris |
| NATIONAL | With 26-Across, what 17-, 37- and 60-Across are |
| ANAMERICAN | With 26-Across and 31-Across: classic horror movie that will be screened outdoors at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Aug. 9th as part of the Cinespia series |
| WRECKAGE | With 26-Across: New song performed by the singer half of 14-Across at a concert in Spain on Tuesday; it's about their breakup |
| THEWHITE | With 26-Across: show that's headed to 14-Across |
| MANSOUR | With 26-ACROSS, 1990* |
| NOT | With 26-Across, none |
| LAO | With 26 Across, Chinese philosopher |
| THE | With 26-Across, London police group, familiarly |
