| CHUCKBERRY | "Roll Over Beethoven" singer, born in 1926 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| LITTLERICHARD | "Tutti Frutti" singer, born in 1932 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| FATSDOMINO | "Blueberry Hill" singer, born in 1928 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| THEWHO | Cut in if they're still rocking! (3,3) |
| BYRD | Which American admiral flew over the North Pole in 1926 and the South Pole in 1929? (4) |
| THROB | Beat starts in that hit Roll Over Beethoven (5) |
| AMUNDSEN | Captain of Norge's flight over the North Pole in 1926 and first human to lead an expedition to the South Pole (8) |
| FATHERTIME | 6ft 6in cast-iron weathervane at Lord's Cricket Ground, created in 1926 and currently located between the Mound and Tavern stands (6,4) |
| MAROONS | Montreal's old Stanley Cup winning team, in 1926 and 1935 |
| BRIOCHE | "Roll Over Beethoven", initially improvised with Erich (7) |
| ELO | Rockers with a 1973 cover of "Roll Over Beethoven," briefly |
| MELODYMAKER | Weekly music magazine founded in 1926 and merged with NME at the end of 2000 (6,5) |
| WINNIETHEPOOH | Children's character who first appeared in 1926 and was worth $50m a year by 1931 (6,3,4) |
| GODFREE | Leslie ___, British tennis player who married Kitty McKane in 1926 and they became the only married couple to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon |
| BERGLAS | David, late German-born magician and mentalist born in 1926 (7) |
| MILES | Mr. Davis, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer born in 1926 (5) |
| COOK | Beryl, English artist born in 1926 noted for her bulky figures and lively scenes (4) |
| KOSSOFF | Leon, British figurative painter born in 1926 noted for his portraits and cityscapes of London (7) |
| ALLEN | ***** Ginsberg, poet and writer born in 1926 (5) |
| SHEARER | Moira, Scottish ballet dancer and actress born in 1926 (7) |
