| BLOCKBUSTERS | Megahits, and what the interior letters of 20-, 33- and 43-Across effectively are? |
| FOOTBRIDGE | Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues |
| OBEAH | Leaders of occult band effectively are harnessing witchcraft |
| EISNER | Former executive with the same interior letters as his company |
| TRIPLEDOUBLE | Ten or more points, rebounds and assists in one game, in hoops lingo ... and a literal feature of 20-, 33- and 43-Across |
| CHANGEOFPACE | Welcome break in one's routine, or the progression found at the starts of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across |
| RICEKRISPIES | Breakfast brand since 1928 that hints at the starts of 20-, 33- and 43-Across |
| ANDABOTTLEOFRUM | Phrase that follows the first syllables of 20-, 33- and 43-Across, especially today |
| TEN | What half the letters of "twenty" spell |
| ELECTRICCOMPANY | With "The," PBS show for kids, and a hint to the ends of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| KNITONEPURLONE | Directions appropriate for the activity suggested by the last words of 20-, 33- and 42-Across |
| PINETREESTATE | Maine's nickname, and a hint to the ends of 20-, 33- and 41-Across |
| THREESTRIKES | Bad news for a batter . . . or what the ends of 20-, 33- and 39-Across constitute? |
| VARIABLERATE | Type of mortgage, and a description of the first four letters of 20-, 36-, and 42-Across |
| CHILDSPLAY | Something simple, or a hint to the final words of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| THUNDERSTORM | Weather event where you'd hear the starts of 20-, 33- and 41-Across |
| MONSTERSINC | 2001 Pixar movie that hints at the first parts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| SATURDAYNIGHT | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| WHATSYOURETA | Response to "On my way" . . . or a question about the different pronunciations of 20-, 33-, and 40-Across? |
| WHATITSALLABOUT | The main takeaway ... or, when considered in three different senses, a description of 20-, 33- and 41-Across |
