| 20 answers for: Yours truly joins 32 down, 10 across, 16 down, 18 ... |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| SETTER | Yours truly joins 32 down, 10 across, 16 down, 18 down and 14 down in saying this is so long ... from me to you (6,4,7,5,5,7) |
| ONE | and 24 Across, 16 Down, 18 Down: Jack Point? (3,3,3,3) |
| BARBIE | 2023 fantasy comedy film starring 12 Across, 15 Across, 21 Across, 26 Across, 28 Across, 8 Down, 18 Down, and 27 Down (6) |
| AMOR | (& 8-down, 10-across) 23-down truism on a main victim or fraud (4,6,5) |
| OPPENHEIMER | 2023 World War Two biopic starring 11 Across, 27 Across, 4 Down, 6 Down, 18 Down, and 24 Down (11) |
| ALLEGRA | (& 7-down) 10-across a bank perhaps kept on file (7,7) |
| KINDNESS | Kinds of _, 2024 anthology film starring 16 Across, 8 Down, 18 Down, and 20 Down (8) |
| PREVENTION | According to the old saying, this is 'better than cure' (10) |
| POSSESSION | In the saying, this is nine-tenths of the law |
| BOTTOM | A follower recalls saying "this is the lowest point" (6) |
| HAVINGAVOICE | Just saying this is speaking up for oneself (6,1,5) |
| NINE | According to an old saying, this is the number of lives a cat has (4) |
| AVERS | Boldly claims, like saying "This is definitely an anagram of 'raves'" |
| LYLE | And 9 Down and 14 Down: 2022 kids' musical comedy starring 1 Down, 6 Down and 21 Down (4,4,9) |
| SPLIT | With 54-Across, each pay as you go? ... or a hint to solving 14-Across, 16-Across, 23-Across, 27-Across, 40-Across, 42-Across, 66-Across, and 68-Across |
| TEN | What X can represent, in Roman numerals (see 1-Across, 32-Across, 1-Down and 14-Down) |
| KNOCKINGAROUND | Aimlessly rambling or running down 18 holes (8,6) |
| OVERSIMPLIFICATION | Excess of dumbing down (18) |
| JAMES | (and 14 across) Scottish actor who played 7 across, 16 down in the West End and on Broadway (5) |
| FORTUNE | Operation _: Ruse de Guerre, 2022 spy film directed by 19 Across and starring 6 Across, 11 Across, 16 Down and 17 Down (7) |
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