| VENTURA | "___ Highway" (1972 America song) (7) |
| HORSEWITHNONAME | 1972 America hit, with "A" |
| NASTASE | Ilie ___, 1972 US Open singles tennis champion (7) |
| LIFEISA | Tom Cochrane "___ Highway" |
| FREEWAY | Macdonald-cartier ___ (Highway 401 in Ontario, formally) |
| BLESS | "God ___ America"; song sung by Kate Smith |
| CAROUSAL | In America song about drinking party (8) |
| TIN | Oz never did give nothing to the ___ Man (line from an America song) |
| KIDS | ____ In America, song by British singer/songwriter Kim Wilde released in 1981 (4) |
| LIVING | ___ In America, song by James Brown that featured in the film Rocky IV (6) |
| IRA | - Gershwin, US song writer |
| KNEEL | Sounds like US song writer Mr Diamond - genuflect! (5) |
| CAUSE | "Don't pick our destiny, ___ you don't know us" (song lyric from 1984) |
| ILIENASTASE | 1972 US men's open singles champion (4,7) |
| ILIE | He beat Arthur in the 1972 US Open |
| EZRA | -- Pound, 1885-1972, US poet and critic (4) |
| THECANDIDATE | 1972 US movie about politics, starring Robert Redford |
| WATERGATE | Hotel synonymous with 1972 US political scandal (9) |
| POUND | Ezra ___ (1885 - 1972), US poet and critic (5) |
| EZRAPOUND | 1885-1972 US poet and critic (4,5) |
