| ANDREW | With 40- and 51-Across, composer of 29-Down/60-Across, as well as 63-Across |
| CHANDELIER | It crashes in 29-Down/60-Across |
| APAEAN | Poem by 36-Across published in 1831 which was revised, renamed and later published as 63-Across |
| UNTIE | Open, as 63 Across |
| LEONARD | With 60 Across, composer of 18 and 38 Across |
| IRVING | With 40-Across, composer of the anthem |
| MISER | One who hoards wealth, such as 63 Down (5) |
| BEERCHASER | Half a boilermaker ... and what's aptly hidden in 18-, 24-, 40 and 51- Across |
| GAMECHANGER | Cause of a major paradigm shift, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 51-Across as well as their sets of circled letters |
| UBER | Ridesharing app with "XL" and "Select" options |
| REDUNDANT | Like 17-, 36- and 43-Across as well as 11- and 29-Down |
| SNARKATTACK | Applied sarcasm, examples of which are at 17- and 38-Across, as well as 11- and 37-Down |
| THEDOORS | Jim Morrison's group, and a hint to each part of the answers to 17-, 23-, and 56-Across, as well as |
| TEE | End of each word in 17-, 27-, 43- and 54-Across - as well as every clue (and that's a fact!) |
| CAROLYNLEIGH | Lyricist who wrote most of 46-Across (as well as "Young At Heart" and ..name other credits |
| SOMETHINGTOLOSE | What risktakers have ... and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 40- and 51-Across can be? |
| GAPYEARS | Some breaks in education, and a hint to portions of 1-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| HOLDSDEAR | Cherishes, and what each of 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across does |
| NEXTTOLAST | Penultimate, and where you might see the first words of 18-, 23-, 40- and 51-Across |
| WINESANDSPIRITS | Those in 9 across as well as 8 across, on top of sweets, won't give you a beer belly presumably (5,3,7) |