| ASA | "And I'm gonna be high ___ kite by then" (Elton John) |
| HESSOFINE | The Chiffons hit with the lyric "And I'm gonna make him mine" |
| LETMEBLOWYAMIND | Eve song with the lyric "And I'm gonna take my time" |
| IMSTILLSTANDING | So Elton says, 7's not his forte? (2,5,8) |
| AMERICANPIE | No. 1 hit whose lyric "This'll be the day that I die" was turned into "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" by Weird Al |
| MILES | The Proclaimers hit, "I'm Gonna Be (500 ...) |
| GASPEDAL | "You mean," ___, "I'm gonna be in The Godfather?!" |
| PROCLAIMERS | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" Scottish duo of twin brothers, The ___ |
| REALTALK | "I'm gonna be straight with you ..." |
| TRITT | Travis who sang "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" |
| SIMBA | "I'm gonna be King of Pride Rock" speaker |
| SIERRAKATOW | Comedian who wrote "I'm gonna be a fun aunt, Or a funt." |
| THEPROCLAIMERS | Scottish duo with the 1993 hit "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)": 2 wds. |
| HUMBLEBRAG | "Man, I'm gonna be sore for a week after bench-pressing 350 pounds," e.g. |
| UGH | "I'm gonna be sick!" |
| BLETHYN | Maybe by then, learner held by Brenda in Vera (7) |
| THETA | Greek character, extremely tough, should be here by then |
| SUBMISSIONDATE | Must be in by then (10,4) |
| LASTLEGS | Final race stretches ... or what racers may be on by then |
| TWELFTHNIGHT | 50 men & women, 20+ birds and some bling is what you will have been sent by then (7,5) |
