| ERMINE | White 49-Across |
| ARID | Like the 49- Across |
| STEEP | Like the sides of a 49- Across |
| SUSHI | Dish accompanied by 49- Across |
| ARENAS | 49- Across venues |
| PEDI | See 49- Across |
| MRS | Better half for 49- Across, maybe |
| LAUGHINGOUTLOUD | Bit of textspeak, unshortened ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 27- and 49- Across |
| BUMPHEADS | Disagree ... or, literally, what the last words of 18-, 23-, 35-, and 49- Across can be |
| BROKEN | With 49- Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue |
| NOCANDO | "Above my pay grade" ... and, read in four parts, a hint to 16-, 24-, 32-, 40- and 49- Across |
| IFYOUAREFREE | With 34- and 49- Across, Toni Morrison quote |
| UNO | 49 Across divided by 49 Across |
| FELIX | With 44-Across, role in 49-Across |
| WOLFPACK | Group making the noises hidden in 25-, 34-, and 49-Across when a 16-Across is out |
| DALLAS | With 49-Across, team with which 31-Across played in the 1996 Super Bowl |
| CHRIS | "With 33-Across ""Guardians of the Galaxy"" star who plays Owen Grady in 15-/49-Across" |
| TYPEWRITER | With 49-Across, where 17-, 24- and 39-Across are seen |
| BREAKINGTHROUGH | With 56-Across, successful like Jackie Robinson [and a hint for 22-, 35- and 49-Across] |
| WHYISNTTHEWORD | With 36-Across and 49-Across, a reasonable question |
