| ALIFE | "How to Save ___" (2005 song by the Fray): 2 wds. |
| HOWTO | ___ Save a Life (song by the Fray): 2 wds. |
| ENDS | "It ___ Tonight" (2005 song by the All-American Rejects) |
| YOUFOUNDME | 2009 single by the Fray that reached number 7 in the Billboard Hot 100 |
| ONLY | 2005 song by Nine Inch Nails that was inspired by the film Fight Club |
| GOODPEOPLE | "I don't see them on the TV shows, where did all the ___ ___ go?": 2005 song by Jack Johnson (4,6) |
| STEALS | The Man of Metropolis ___ Our Hearts 2005 song by Sufjan Stevens that is inspired by Superman |
| ASTITCHINTIME | Sparkling stuff back in print, feature by magazine showing how to save Labour? (1,6,2,4) |
| TAKE | "Don't have to always be right, let me ___ some of the punches" (lyric from a 2005 song) |
| FRAY | The ___ ("How to Save a Life" band) |
| VASE | How to save it for the flowers (4) |
| EMO | Genre of the 2005 song Sugar, We're Goin Down |
| ERICA | --- Jong, US author of Fear Of Flying and How To Save Your Own Life (5) |
| THRIFT | How to save money for plant? (6) |
| HOEDOWN | How to save energy? Party 'n' dance! (7) |
| SALVAGE | How to save an old convict and keep him from total destruction (7) |
| HIDE | How to save one's skin? (4) |
| RUIN | 1968 Dean Martin rom com, How to Save a Marriage and ____ Your Life. |
| HEAP | Imogen _, English singer-songwriter best known for her 2005 song Hide and Seek (4) |
| ATREE | "Save ___" (environmentalist's plea): 2 wds. |
