| ECLIPTIC | Like a muchwatched 8/21/2017 alignment |
| ECLIPSE | 8/21/2017 celestial event |
| NESS | Muchwatched loch |
| WOMEN | Marchers of January 21, 2017 |
| ANYTHING | You name it, it's acceptable as part of 8 21 25 (8,4) |
| HAWAII | State since 8/21/1959 |
| BERLIN | Timber-lined housing contributor to 8 21 25 (6) |
| PORTER | Old drink, one much represented in 8 21 25 (6) |
| AXEMAN | Cut staff for someone on 8 21? (6) |
| BLUESKIES | Down with runners fitted with electronic part of 8 21 25 (4,5) |
| THEGOOD | 8, 21 and 22 2007 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (3,4,7,2,5,5) |
| LONGJOHNSILVER | One-legged chap's underpants, lost in setter's boudoir 8 21 (4,4,6) |
| ALOHASTATE | With "The," one of 50 since 8/21/1959, as hinted at by the answers to starred clues |
| MORE | "21 25 are ___ 4 down" and Hamlet's uncle "... a little ___ most of 21 and less 8 21" (4,4) |
| NAUTICAL | Like 8 21, and not a soft touch, by the sound of it (8) |
| SKYCAPS | Airport handlers, and in a way, what the first words of 4-, 8-, 21- and 32-Down are |
| TOPBANANA | Head honcho, and a hint to the first word of 3-, 8-, 21-, or 24-Down |
| ELLA | Great interpreter of 8 21 25 (but not the one mentioned therein) (4) |
| EVIL | Word in a D&D player's alignment suggesting a malevolent nature |
| PLUMB | Weight, typically of lead, hung on a line to find the depth of water or to verify a true vertical alignment (5) |
