| SYNS | Roget offerings (abbr.) ... or, loosely, the first and last words of 20-, 28-, 48- and 56-Across |
| TACKS | Sews loosely, ... the pieces together |
| IAM | First and last words of "Green Eggs And Ham" |
| MARX | Name of brothers in movies found at 20-, 28-, 48-, and 56-Across |
| FIST | Punching tool ... or, read differently, a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 56-Across |
| ALL | First and last word of the Musketeers' motto |
| BOYS | First and last word of a common four-word saw |
| FILMDIRECTOR | Speaker of the last words of 20-, 28- and 44-Across |
| DRIVE | Hit from a tee, and word that can follow the first words of 20-, 28-, 49- and 59-Across |
| STARTOFANEWERA | Watershed moment ... and a hint to the first words of 20-, 28- and 44-Across |
| INNKEEPER | Accommodating person? ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 57-Across |
| DICTIONARY | Word of God! It out-pages the bible and will forever have the first and last word! (10) |
| PLEASEMRPLEASE | 1975 Olivia Newton-John hit whose title's first and last words are the same: 3 wds. |
| HOAR | Type of frost that forms white ice crystals on the ground or loosely attached to objects, _ frost (4} |
| DEAL | First (and last) word in a Howie Mandel game show title |
| RIPRAP | Foundation or wall made of broken stones thrown together irregularly or loosely |
| SAMINNOSRAT | Chef and cookbook writer whose four elements of cooking are the first words of the answers to 16-, 23-, 48-, and 56-Across |
| NEWEST | Absolutely latest? or - "ley" Jean leader soothed Paul abbr. or |
| AMEN | Change - remove last letter and last word (4) |
| LOOSEENDS | Final details to take care of ... and, literally, what the last words of 20-Across and 10- and 29-Do |
