| ONLYYOU | 1955 hit for the Platters covered by Ringo Starr (4,3) |
| ONLYU | 1955 hit for the Platters |
| ANGEL | "Earth ___" (1955 hit for The Penguins) |
| EARTHANGEL | 1955 hit for the Crew-Cuts |
| LARAMIE | The Man From ___, 1955 hit for Jimmy Young (7) |
| ALITTLE | 1967 Beatles song sung by Ringo Starr 'as' Billy Shears (4,1,6,4,4,2,7) |
| FRIENDS | 1967 Beatles song sung by Ringo Starr 'as' Billy Shears (4,1,6,4,4,2,7) |
| RECORDS | Platters by the Platters |
| SMOKE | "___ Gets in Your Eyes"; hit for the Platters |
| TEATRAY | Just eat - Ray is holding the platter for food and drinks (3,4) |
| STRAYED | Anyway, Ed's holding the platter but has wandered off (7) |
| PETEBEST | Drummer in the pop group The Beatles replaced by Ringo Starr (4,4) |
| MYPRAYER | #1 hit for The Platters in 1956 |
| LUDWIG | Drum manufacturer endorsed by Ringo Starr in the 1960s |
| MEGO | 1955 hit for Joan Weber: "Let ___ ___ Lover" |
| SIXTEENTONS | 1955 hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| TUTTI | ----- Fruitti, epoch-changing 1955 hit for Little Richard (5) |
| BEATS | They are kept by Ringo Starr? |
| GOASTRAY | What I'd do for The Platter's costume party is also what The Drifters might do! |
| CRYMEARIVER | *1955 hit for Julie London |
