| OHBOY | 1958 hit for Buddy Holly and the Crickets (2,3) |
| PEGGYSUE | 1957 hit for Buddy Holly and the Crickets |
| RAVEON | Song written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty that was a 1958 hit for Buddy Holly |
| THATLLBETHEDAY | Buddy Holly and the Crickets' nineteen fifty seven hit |
| MONO | Like original Buddy Holly and the Crickets recordings |
| MAYBEBABY | 1958 song by Buddy Holly & The Crickets (5,4) |
| LINDA | 1947 No. 1 hit for Buddy Clark |
| DREAM | All I Have to Do Is ___, 1958 hit for the Everly Brothers (5) |
| BUDDY | _ Holly, US musician who was the lead singer of rock and roll band The Crickets (5) |
| DONNA | 1958 hit for Ritchie Valens |
| CAROL | "The Holly and the Ivy," e.g. |
| HOLLY | Buddy, U.S. singer/songwriter who led The Crickets (5) |
| VALENS | Musician killed along with Buddy Holly and 'The Big Bopper' in a 1959 plane crash |
| IVY | "The holly and the ___, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown (3) |
| VEE | Bobby that filled in for Buddy Holly |
| HOP | At the ___, 1958 hit for Danny and the Juniors (3) |
| DICKENS | Author of a series of Christmas novels including The Battle of Life, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth (7) |
| YAKETYYAK | 1958 hit for the Coasters (6,3) |
| CHANTILLY | 1958 hit for The Big Bopper: "___ Lace" |
| ZALTZMAN | ... and the cricket fanatic who won the series! (8) |
