| MOTHERSBOY | One of those in 24 across early on is caretaker's lad (6'1,3) |
| BACKTO | With 44-Across, early fall season for kids... or type of supplies found in the starred clues |
| SAINT | With 51-Across, early adopter of the A.D. dating method |
| SID | With 45 Across, early Woody Allen employer |
| BUMPERCARS | Those on a crash course on fair ground to race most of those in 24 across close to Olympics (6,4) |
| GOOSESTEPS | One of those in 24 across finds terrible pests in a number of rising Nazi movements (5,5) |
| TIETHEKNOT | Form union and sort out one of those in 24 across associated with shirty type (3,3,4) |
| REFEREEING | Doing what those in 24 across are capable of is like doing work in Ring (10) |
| APPLETREES | Cider producers' gala for those in 24 across on bender (5,5) |
| NUMBSKULLS | More than one of those in 24 down has no feeling for old heads (10) |
| MEXICANHAT | Most of those in 24 down after resident of Guadalajara providing protection from The Sun (7,3) |
| POTATOES | Spud's offering the makings of more than one of those in 24 across (8) |
| EPISTLE | That is, spelt like one of those in 24 across |
| PALMREADER | A handy job in The Futures business for those in 24 down and 21 down (4,6) |
| FILIBUSTER | One wasting time in the house with most of the characters in 24 across on crack in Ireland? Right! (10) |
| FREESPIRIT | One of the Independents in 24 across having strength of character (4,6) |
| BOOKREVIEWER | Tends to be critical of half of those in 24 across having a job in the media (4,8) |
| GROUNDTROOPS | Those in 24 across for instance, pitch to those in the service industry (6,6) |
| BROTHERHOODS | One of those in 24 across has local gangsters for hiding political secrets, for instance (12) |
| TOPDOG | Leader of most of those in 24 across from party joining Government (3,3) |
