| KAREN | --- Carpenter, late U.S. singer (5) |
| DONNA | _ _ _ _ _ Summer, late U.S. singer (5) |
| ISAAC | --- Hayes, late U.S. singer (5) |
| WHITE | Edmund ___, late U.S. writer noted for his semi-autobiographical novel A Boy's Own Story (5) |
| JERRYLEELEWIS | Late U.S. singer/pianist born in 1935 noted for his song Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (5,3,5) |
| FRANCIS | Connie ___, late U.S. singer noted for her 1958 hit Who's Sorry Now? (7) |
| RAY | Late U.S. singer/ pianist, Charles |
| EVA | --- Cassidy, late U.S. singer-songwriter (3) |
| COOLIO | Professional name of Artis Ivey Jr., late U.S. rapper noted for 1995 song Gangsta's Paradise (6) |
| ANNEHECHE | Late U.S. actress whose films included Volcano and Wag The Dog (4,5) |
| BUMBRY | Grace, late U.S. mezzo soprano who was the first black singer to perform at the Paris Opera (6) |
| IRISAPFEL | Late U.S. design guru who became a fashion icon in her eighties (4,5) |
| NORMAN | Jessye, late U.S. operatic soprano (6) |
| AMDAHL | Gene, late U.S. computer architect (6) |
| FALLON | Late U.S. comedian has dropped in rating. (6) |
| GRAHAM | Billy, late U.S. evangelist born in 1918 (6) |
| STILWELL | Sounds like quiet water source for late U.S. General |
| BRYANT | Kobe, late U.S. basketball player who won five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers (6) |
| CARRIE | ___ Fisher, late U.S. actress who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films (6) |
| BOSEMAN | Chadwick, late U.S. actor who played the title character in the 2018 Marvel film Black Panther (7) |
