| RINGBEARER | Young wedding participant, or a hint to the end of 17-, 24-, 35- or 49-Across |
| DETECTOR | Device for exposing the end of 17-, 24-, 35- or 47-Across |
| PARTCOMPANY | Go their separate ways ... or a description of 17-, 24-, 35- or 47-Across? |
| GOODSPORT | Unselfish participant, or a mercantile harbor |
| MRRIGHT | Ideal guy, or a hint to the end of 17-, 24-, 48- or 61-Across |
| PAGE | Young wedding attendant |
| FORTYNINERS | Old rush participants ... or a three-part hint to what can be found in this puzzle's grid or clues |
| GUESTLIST | Line-up of talk-show participants or Christmas dinner invitees maybe (5,4) |
| PARADERS | They could be carnival participants or soldiers (8) |
| DOLLARSANDCENTS | Basics of business, or a hint to the end of the answers to starred clues |
| LEADINGLADY | Starring actress ... and literally, what the first word of 17-, 24-, 35- and 48-Acrross can have |
| PARTYTIME | Wayne's World catchphrase, and a hint to the end of the answers to starred clues |
| MEANSBUSINESS | Is serious, or a hint to the end of each starred clue's answer |
| GOLDENBROWN | Ideal toast color, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, |
| ITSALLINTHEMIND | Sports psychologist's mantra ... or what can be said about the last word of 16-, 21-, 33- or 49-Acro |
| TOMFOOLERY | Horseplay, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| BEARDTRIM | Barbershop request, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 35-, 49- and 58-Across |
| BRIDES | Female wedding participants that make use of Take A Vow in the Dales (6) |
| COLDOPEN | Start of each "S.N.L." episode ... or a hint to the initials of the words in 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across |
| ABRIDGE | A wedding participant drinking gallons is to cut down |
