| JAMAICA | With 8-Across, "Annie John" novelist |
| KINCAID | "Annie John" novelist |
| ALISON | With 67-Across, Annie Edison portrayer on "Community" |
| JANET | With 27-Across, Annie Baker's rhymingly titled directorial debut |
| MORTIMER | John --, novelist whose works include 'Paradise Postponed' (8) |
| BUCHAN | John, Prester John novelist (6) |
| ANTIGUA | Island setting of Jamaica Kincaid's book "Annie John" |
| GREEN | John -; novelist who wrote The Fault in Our Stars (5) |
| GALSWORTHY | John -; novelist and dramatist who wrote The Forsyte Saga (10) |
| STEINBECK | John -; novelist who wrote about characters George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men (9) |
| WINESANDSPIRITS | Many of those usually behind bars with 24 across on ocean liner with 8 across from school (5,3,7) |
| KEYS | Alicia ___ (singer with 8 Across on 42 Across) |
| CARGO | With 8-Across, bit of attire with many pockets |
| THE | With 8-Across, TV talent show with blind auditions |
| DOUBLE | With 8-Across, kind of bus associated with London |
| CHANGESONESMIND | Backtracks on The Road to Damascus with 8 across from unit in Titanic, for example, and 24 across (7,3'1,4) |
| ARIANA | With 8-Across, singer with back-to-back #1 albums in 2018 and 2019 |
| CHEFS | With 8-Across, gesture with the fingers and lips meaning "Exquisite!" |
| CORRECTEDPROOFS | For the most part, 25 across and writer associated with 8 across worked in the bookmaking industry (9,6) |
| PARIS | With 8-Across, rapid transit system with stops at Musee d'Orsay and Pont Neuf |
