| DEATHVALLEY | HEAT_Tourists have flocked to this California area in recent weeks as it threatens to break its own world record of 134 degrees Fahrenheit |
| TOTTERS | Let the tot rest as it threatens to fall (7) |
| RELIEVE | I've only to leer to break its sameness (7) |
| KABUL | Capital where Afghans flocked to the airport to escape (5) |
| MECCAS | Flocked-to destinations |
| KNEECAP | What a mob goon threatens to break |
| NETTLERASH | Allergic reaction threatens to break out around top of leg (6-4) |
| IMMA | The board of this body has been in the news in recent weeks. (1,1,1,1) |
| SPACEFORCE | New government agency pushed by the White House in recent weeks -- or, collectively, what this puzzle's four theme celebrities might be called |
| GAMESTOP | Company whose stock price has swung wildly in recent weeks due to a Reddit campaign -- or what the four theme entries feature |
| FEEDPIGEONS | Because of the high cost of cleaning, tourists have been forbidden since 2008 to do this in Venice's Piazza San Marco |
| GREENLAND | Danish territory President Trump has shown interest in purchasing in recent weeks |
| SNL | Show that Aubrey Plaza and Michael B. Jordan have hosted in recent weeks, briefly |
| GEORGEMARTIN | In 1963 he spent 37 weeks as a producer at #1 in the U.K. |
| LOSANGELES | Farzad Kohan, who describes himself as an abstract painter, is based in this California city. |
| SALTMINES | Because of contamination and litter issues, tourists have had restricted access since June to these Peruvian attractions at Maras |
| CROSSWORD | It's in most papers: "Former BBC chat show host Jonathan breaks its ultimate taboo" (9) |
| PALOALTO | This California city's name means "high tree"; its income per household is high, too |
| ALCATRAZ | This California island's name is an archaic Spanish word for pelican, a bird that once nested there in large numbers |
| LAURIE | __ Brett, returns to EastEnders this week as Jane Beale ___ having spent time at Waterloo Road! (6) |
