| BAMBA | "La ___" by Ritchie Valens |
| LABAMBA | Mexican folk song covered by Ritchie Valens in 1958 |
| DONNA | Song written and recorded by Ritchie Valens (5) |
| LAAA | "Laa La ___," by Yung Bae |
| LOUDIAMOND | American actor who played Ritchie Valens in the 1987 film La Bamba (3,7,8) |
| PHILLIPS | American actor who played Ritchie Valens in the 1987 film La Bamba (3,7,8) |
| TURKISH | Ritchie Valens "In a ___ Town" |
| BOPPER | The Big ---, American musician who died in a 1959 plane crash along with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens (6) |
| BIGBOPPER | The _ _, American musician who died alongside Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in a 1959 plane crash (3,6) |
| RAINBOW | British rock band led by Ritchie Blackmore |
| RITCHIE | Valens who sang "La Bamba" |
| LOSLOBOS | American band who had a 1987 UK Number One with a cover of Richie Valens' La Bamba (3,5) |
| IHADA | "_ ___ _ girl, Donna..." (Valens lyric, three words) |
| PINO | Danny ___ played Scotty Valens in Cold Case from 2003 to 2010 |
| THREETIMESALADY | Commodores hit written by Lionel Ritchie |
| SNATCH | 2000 crime caper directed by Guy Ritchie (6) |
| ALADDIN | 2019 remake directed by Guy Ritchie |
| SWORD | Charlie Hunnam adventure film directed by Guy Ritchie, King Arthur: Legend of the ___ (5) |
| DOWNTOEARTH | 1979 studio album by Rainbow on which Ritchie Blackmore was reunited with Deep Purple bandmate Roger Glover |
| STOCK | 1998 crime comedy directed by Guy Ritchie, Lock, ---- and Two Smoking Barrels (5) |
