| EDSEL | "Hula hoops, Castro, ___ is a no-go" ("We Didn't Start the Fire" lyric) |
| MANIA | "'Lawrence of Arabia,' British Beatle___" ("We Didn't Start the Fire" lyric) |
| STAYS | Is a no-go? |
| STAY | This gundog command is a no-go (4) |
| STAYAS | "Be ever wonderful, ___ you are" (Earth, Wind & Fire lyric) |
| STORMFRONT | Billy's album that spawned the #1 hit "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| ENLAI | Mao's premier who rates a mention in We Didn't Start the Fire, Zhou ___ |
| LITTLEROCK | US state capital mentioned in the song We Didn't Start The Fire: "___ ___, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac" (6,4) |
| JAMESDEAN | Actor mentioned by Billy Joel in "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| REAGAN | He's mentioned in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| MARILYNMONROE | US film star (d1962) referenced in "We Didn't Start The Fire" (Billy Joel) (7,6) |
| ROYCOHN | McCarthyite called out in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| BEGIN | Name before Reagan in "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| PEYTONPLACE | Grace Metalious novel mentioned in "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| COLA | "Rock and roller ___ wars" (final historical event referenced in "We Didn't Start the Fire") |
| JOEL | "We Didn't Start the Fire" singer Billy |
| BILLYJOEL | "We Didn't Start the Fire" singer |
| FIRE | "We Didn't Start the ___" (1989 Billy Joel hit revamped with new lyrics by Fall Out Boy for the years 1989-2023, in a video released yesterday) |
| BEAT | Hit for the Go-Go's: "We Got the ___" |
| READY | "Come, go we to the king. Our power is ____" (Macbeth) |