| SONJA | With 71-Across, former skater/film star, and the source of the quote starting at 20-Across |
| EMOPHILIPS | Speaker of the quip starting at 20-Across |
| TARA | Former skater Lipinski |
| OFFICER | Apparently former skater has commission (7) |
| ID | Identification / considered the reservoir of instinctual drives and the source of psychic energy |
| DESMONDTUTU | Source of the quote "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" |
| TREASURE | From Greek for "storehouse" and the source of "thesaurus", a word for a hoard, store or trove of bullion, coins, gems or other valuables; wealth/riches generally; or, a gem of a person (8) |
| VENATICI | Canes -; the Hunting Dogs constellation containing the "Heart of Charles" star and the Sunflower and Whirlpool galaxies (8) |
| MARILYNBELL | September 9, 1954: Toronto-born long distance swimmer who at just 16 years old, becomes the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. Amid a newspaper war between the Toronto Daily Star and the Toront |
| BOGIE | Nickname of the film-legend source of the quote |
| PETERSALLIS | Last of the Summer Wine star and the voice of Wallace (5,6) |
| TAROT | Pack of playing cards with trumps constituting its major arcana including The Star and The World (5) |
| RUR | Source of the quote: "In fact, he rejected man and made the robot" |
| CRYSTALLINESPHERE | The space between the fixed stars and the primum mobile once said to explain precession of the equinoxes |
| TARO | A tropical root crop and the source of poi |
| WATERWELL | Gardener's advice in drought, and the source of supply (5,4) |
| KANSASCITY | Stengel's birthplace and the source of his nickname |
| COCA | A South American tree and the source of cocaine (4) |
| HEBREWS | Source of the quote "For the word of God is quick" |
| ASTRONOMIC | Relating to science, one involved with moon, star, and the speed of light |
