| CORNEDBEEF | With 58-Across, a hearty order |
| TBONE | Hearty order at a steakhouse: Hyph. |
| HOWISITPOSSIBLE | With 58-Across, a query from George Carlin |
| OPEN | With 58-Across, a reception feature |
| IMSHIFTINGINTO | With 58- Across, "Seinfeld" quote that hints at what each starred clue's answer can be rearranged to spell |
| SUNDAY | With 58-Across & 20-Across, U2 song about a |
| GREEK | With 58-Across, "Antigone" and others ... or, when reinterpreted, a hint to 17-, 31- and 50-Across |
| JODIE | With 58-Across actress who portrays a psychopathic assassin obsessed with Sandra Oh's character |
| CHEESE | With 58-Across, savory base for a canapi ... and the function of a black square in four puzzle rows? |
| HIVE | With 58-Across, collective consciousness ... or a hint to the ends of 19-, 35- and 52-Across |
| BESTDISCO | With 58-Across, what 22-Across won on Feb. 27, 1980, a Grammy given for the first and last time ever that night |
| THEHUNTFOR | With 58 Across, novel by 36 Across |
| STAG | With 58-Across, get-together with no women |
| RIDE | With 58-Across, give "Believe" singer a hard time? |
| RUST | With 58-Across, area with severely declining industry |
| FREDDIE | With 58-Across, iconic frontman of 39-Across |
| STRAITJACKETEJECTING | With 58 Across, Acme weapon that subdues unruly hares in a hurry, from "Hasty Hare," 1952 |
| RECIPE | With 58-Across, conditions likely to lead to catastrophe, or what 16-, 21-, 26-, and 45-Across are ingredients for? |
| STICKY | With 58-Across, predicament, and a description of both halves of the starred answers |
| INA | With 58-Across, miffed |