| ASIDO | "Blue ___ _ ___" by Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson |
| OCTOPUSSY | 1983 Bond film with theme song by Rita Coolidge (9) |
| DABADEE | Eiffel 65's catchy hit from 1998, Blue (_ _ _) (2,2,3) |
| SKIES | Blue _ _ _ (clear forecast) |
| ASTARISBORN | Film that has starred Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, Judy Garland and James Mason, Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
| SEMITOUGH | 1977 comedy starring Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson (4-5) |
| ROLLOVER | 1981 mystery starring Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson (8) |
| LOVINGARMS | Tom Jans song first covered by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge in 1973 (6,4) |
| HASLIFTED | Rita Coolidge track, "(Your Love ... Me) Higher and Higher" (3,6) |
| WERE | 1977 Rita Coolidge hit "___ All Alone" |
| KOURTNEY | Eldest child of Robert and Kris Kardashian (8) |
| TAFT | He administered the oath of office to Coolidge and Hoover |
| STATESENATORS | Coolidge and Obama, early in their careers |
| LETSGODOWNTOWN | "Come On Baby ___ ___ ___" by Neil Young and crazy Horse |
| SHIP | "The _ _ _ _ Song" by Nick Cave or "The Crystal _ _ _ _" by The Doors (4) |
| TEAROOM | Rita's ___ ___ (Cape Breton's 'steeped'in-tradition establishment opened by Rita MacNeil in the 1980 |
| LONGAGO | _ _ (And Far Away): popular song by Rita Hayworth, from the 1944 film Cover Girl (4,3) |
| HUMORCOMESFROM | Start of a quote by Rita Mae Brown |
| MODEL | Reality show hosted by Rita Ora, America's Next Top ___ (5) |
| AHA | Characters covered by Rita Hayworth in Eureka (3) |
