| FOURTEENPOINTS | Proposal of Woodrow Wilson ... or what the scoring values of 18-, 27-, 55- and 66-Across total |
| HOLLYWOODSQUARES | Classic TV game show ... or what 18-, 25-, 55- and 66-Across are, in a way |
| ONTHEDOTTEDLINE | 38 17 25 / 50 27 55 42 63 41 49 46 24 / 23 58 13 / 9 11 29 15 39 19 (see notepad) |
| SILLY | With 7-Across, total goofball |
| DEMOCRAT | Any member of the political party of Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman (8) |
| ELLEN | First wife of Woodrow Wilson |
| EYES | What the starts of 18-, 27-, 43- and |
| BIOPHILIA | Derived from the Greek meaning "love of life", an innate or inherent esteem for the natural world, according to E. O. Wilson or Erich Fromm (9) |
| ENGRAVER | One of those doing the scoring determines whose name goes on the cup (8) |
| SHAW | Who opened the scoring just two minutes into the final of Euro 2020? (4) |
| DRAWFIRSTBLOOD | Forward played with solid tactical brilliance at the start to open the scoring |
| DAVIDNAREY | Footballer from Dundee United who opened the scoring for Scotland against Brazil in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (5,5) |
| ALLEY | ___-oop offensive play in basketball where the scoring player catches the ball in mid-air |
| EDITH | Wife of Woodrow |
| MARKER | The pivotal soldier, who will do the scoring at billiards (6) |
| ROUND | Get the last goal, ___ out the scoring |
| ASSIST | A contribution by a footballer towards the scoring of a goal (6) |
| OPENS | Is first to "bulge the twine," ___ the scoring |
| PIQUE | Nark's pressing question into the scoring of more ecstasy |
| MATT | Neighbours star Wilson, or Home and Away's Evans? (4) |