| DALE | With 31-Across, "Happy Trails" songwriter |
| DALEEVANS | "Happy Trails" songwriter |
| TILLWEMEETAGAIN | Last line of Dale Evans Rogers' 'Happy Trails' |
| BYE | "Happy trails!," tersely |
| DUET | "Happy Trails," e.g. |
| EVANS | "Happy Trails" composer Dale |
| ERIN | With 52-Across, "Happy Days" actress |
| SIT | With 11-Across, "Happy Days" catchphrase (3 wds.) |
| MAJOR | With 6-Across, happy-sounding thing in music |
| PHARRELL | With 46-Across, "Happy" singer who became a judge on "The Voice" in 2014 |
| BDAY | As per #16-Across... Happy _-___ February 29th celebrants! |
| FOURLEGSGOOD | With 31 Across, maxim bleated in 44 Across |
| PABLO | With 31-Across, Spanish artist with a Blue Period |
| DIET | With 31-Across, soda that reacts with Mentos |
| LIGHT | With 31-Across, favored weapon of 36-/39-Across |
| FEEDTHE | With 31-Across, 2023 album from 24-Across |
| SAMUELL | With 31-Across, actor who plays Elijah Price, aka Mr. Glass, in 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| MEGYN | With 31-Across, Fox News host and debate moderator who feuded with Donald Trump |
| BRUCE | With 31-Across Bills/Redskins defensive end who's #1 in NFL career sacks with 200 |
| ANTHONY | With 31-Across, actor with the same initials as Alfred Hitchcock, his role in "Hitchcock" |
