| BARUCH | 13 pairs up with a bunch around Australia (6,7) |
| PRUSSIA | US pairs up with historical European state (7) |
| LINCOLN | With 124-Across, dedicated in October 1913, project represented by the 13 pairs of circled letters |
| TUFT | Word with a bunch of meanings including a beard, a feathery crest, a grassy clump, a loop in a rug, a tassel or a wisp of a squirrel's fluffy tail/ear (4) |
| BATCH | Set to pair up with Bishop for Mass |
| CARBUNCLE | All but pair up with pawnbroker to obtain gem |
| FELLOWTRAVELLER | Pair up with composer, boring chap one accompanies (6,9) |
| CELESTA | What's elected to hold up one with a bunch of keys? |
| BLOSSOMS | Our Leopold is seen around sundry streets, initially, with a bunch of these |
| PRIAPUS | Fertility god sent pairs up (7) |
| SHROUD | Personnel department splits pairs up for cover |
| COUPLES | Pairs up in close formation (7) |
| SPINOZA | Whirl around Australia with a Dutch philosopher (7) |
| STARING | Thread around Australia with a fixed look? (7) |
| ALONE | Nathan Fielder, e.g., in a photo captioned "Out on the town having the time of my life with a bunch of friends. They're all just out of frame, laughing too." |
| TNT | AC/DC song that starts with a bunch of "oi oi ois," because Australia |
| KABUKI | Plays with a bunch of makeup? |
| SONG | Musician's time to shine with a bunch of other musicians |
| CARGOPANTS | Clothing with a bunch of pockets |
| NOSEGAY | Nancy in the end one's treated with a bunch of flowers (7) |
