| BIG | With 59-Across |
| WECANREMEMBERIT | With 59-Across, story by 42-Across |
| STARDUST | With 59-Across, 1980 film by 1-/69-Across |
| SKIPPING | With 59-Across, lakeside activity ... or a hint to the words spelled across the fifth, eighth and 11th rows of the completed grid |
| WATERWATER | With 59-Across, words from a fictional mariner ... and a hint to both parts of 26-, 31-, 42- and 47-Across |
| CALIFORNIA | With 59-Across, what 28- and 47-Across are |
| WELCOMETOMY | With 59-Across, what one might say when entering the starts of 16-, 24-, and 38-Across? |
| THERESNOTWO | With 59-Across, "This is beyond a doubt" ... or a punny hint to 24-, 38- and 49-Across |
| BEL | With 59-Across, affluent Los Angeles area |
| ONA | With 59-Across, abroad, perhaps |
| EUBIE | With 59 Across, jazz composer/pianist |
| THE | With 59-Across, 1995 Sandra movie |
| FOIE | With 59-Across, liver delicacy |
| SUSPENDED | With 59 Across, dormancy |
| CAR | With 59 Across, source of auto tunes |
| EGG | Food rhyming with 59 Across |
| VLADIMIR | With 59-Across, "Nabokov, pay attention!" |
| BLU | With 59-Across, DVD format |
| LAILA | With 59-Across, boxer who retired undefeated |
| RED | With 59 Across, unwanted photo effect |