| January holiday honoree |
| Locale for a speaker and honorees |
| Jazz pianist and 2013 Kennedy Center honoree who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds. |
| Achievement honoree |
| End-of-season honorees, for short |
| A Kennedy Center honoree |
| The Apprentice" host who was the honoree of a 2011 Comedy Central roast: 2 wds. |
| MLB honorees |
| Acropolis honoree |
| A.L. or N.L. honorees |
| A.L. or N.L. honoree |
| June honoree |
| Anger Management" star who was the honoree of a 2011 Comedy Central roast: 2 wds. |
| Commencement honoree, shortly |
| April 1 honorees |
| Commencement honoree, briefly |
| June honorees |
| Midseason honorees |
| New York tickertape honorees of 1986 |
| Ball honorees |
| Mid-June honorees |
| Dean's list honorees, often |
| Bloomsday honoree |
| Baseball honorees, briefly |
| Postseason sports honorees, briefly |
| Today's honoree, found in this puzzle's eight longest answers |
| British honorees |
| Homecoming honorees |
| Albee honoree |
| New York tickertape honorees, 1962, '69 and '86 |