| ISAACHAYES | 1972 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner for Theme from Shaft (5,5) |
| HAYES | Isaac ___, 1972 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner for Theme from Shaft (5) |
| FLASHDANCE | *1983 film that won the Oscar for Best Music, Original Song |
| MOONRIVER | Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition; 1962 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner |
| MOON | Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition; 1962 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner (4,5) |
| RIVER | Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition; 1962 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner (4,5) |
| BRICUSSE | Leslie ___, winner of a Best Music, Original Song Oscar for Talk to the Animals from Doctor Dolittle |
| CARRADINE | Keith -, actor who won a Best Music, Original Song Oscar for I'm Easy from 1975's Nashville (9) |
| CAHN | Sammy ?, lyricist who won a Best Music, Original Song Oscar for Three Coins in a Fountain |
| ELTONJOHN | Best Original Song Oscar winner for (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again from the 2019 film Rocketman: 2 wds. |
| EILISH | Best Original Song Oscar winner for "No Time to Die" |
| ADELE | Best Original Song Oscar winner for "Skyfall" |
| ISAAC | US singer-songwriter and actor whose 'Theme from Shaft' won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1972 (5,5) |
| COLORSOFTHEWIND | Best Original Song Oscar winner from ... Disney's "Pocahontas" |
| CANTI | Last words of the Best Song Oscar winner for 1939 |
| DIDNT | "If I ___ Have You" (2001 Best Original Song Oscar winner) |
| JAI | "___ Ho" (Best Original Song Oscar winner of 2009) |
| WORKSIN | Applies oneself (exchanging knight for pawn for for theme word?) (5,2) |
| OVERTHERAINBOW | Best Song Oscar winner for 1939 |
| EMINEM | Best Song Oscar winner for 2002 |
