| YOGI | With 69-Across, cartoon creation |
| HUCKLEBERRY | With 64-Across, cartoon creation |
| REN | Cartoon creation of John Kricfalusi |
| KRAZYKAT | George Herriman cartoon creation |
| ANIMATES | Brings life to a cartoon creation |
| BETTYBOOP | Grim Natwick's cartoon creation |
| BOOP | Cartoon creation Betty |
| FLINTSTONES | Cartoon creation |
| JETSONS | Cartoon creation |
| OLDBILL | World War I cartoon creation of Bruce Bairnsfather (3,4) |
| LOBEYDOSSER | Bud Neill's cartoon creation working as sheriff of Calton Creek (5,6) |
| FRENCH | With 69-Across, burger go-with |
| BEING | With 69-Across, song from 20-Across |
| SPEED | With 69-Across, 2008 action comedy with Christina |
| ALEXRODRIGUEZ | Former Yankee with 69 |
| DIANA | With 69-Across, Motown legend who's releasing her first studio album in 15 years on Sept. 10; its title is the title of this puzzle, and our theme entries are five of her hits (with their years and Bi |
| MUSIC | With 69-Across, this puzzle's theme, which begins the eight words of 17-, 28-, 45- and 62-Across |
| THEY | With 69-Across, what 20-, 38- and 57-Across do |
| HIGH | With 69-Across, where to find the ends of 17-, 22-, 32-, 43-, 54- and 61-Across |
| BREWING | With 69-Across, trouble on the horizon... or what 17-, 29-, 47-, and 64-Across each represent |
