| ONTOPOF | With 34-Across, elated |
| HEADLESS | With 34-Across, scary legend of 13-Across |
| SANTA | With 34-Across, fellow with a sleigh |
| SECOND | With 34-Across, subtitle of the current season of 16-Across (all the contestants were eliminated on |
| RINGO | With 34-Across, onetime Beatle who had a 1973 hit that shared 18-Across's title |
| SHERMAN | With 34-Across, actor who played George on 15-Across |
| JENNIFER | With 34-Across, "American Hustle" actress who plays Aurora in 18-Across |
| FOUR | With 34-Across, another way to make 60-Across |
| ASHER | With 34-Across Andi Mack actor who plays the younger version of 38-Across in Shazam! |
| MAGGIE | With 34-Across Psych actress who plays the mother in 18-Across |
| JIMMY | With 34-Across L.A. Law actor who plays Kevin Rosario in 18-Across |
| NICOLE | With 34-Across, actress who starred in two miniseries based on "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across |
| KEITH | With 34-Across: He presented Lainey Wilson with Album of the Year on Thursday for "Bell Bottom Country" |
| FREDDIE | With 34-Across, Queen lead singer whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Hg |
| HAPPY | With 34-Across 2023 bestseller by 18-Across about a broken-up couple pretending to still be together |
| ALBERT | With 34-Across, first baseman/DH for the Cardinals and Angels with 316 intentional walks (#2 in history): 2 wds. |
| SECRET | With 34-Across, company's present occasion? |
| LESS | With 34-Across, what "<" means |
| ASH | With 34 Across, source of the samara fruit |
| SHONDA | With 34-Across, creator of "Scandal" |
