| IWRITETHESONGS | 1975 Barry Manilow tune which ironically he didn't compose: 4 wds. |
| ENO | Composer of "The Microsoft Sound," which, ironically, he wrote on a Mac |
| HAYDN | Handy composed? (He didn't compose The St Louis Blues) (5) |
| LULL | Soothe, compose (4) |
| COPA | In the Barry Manilow tune, Lola and Tony fell in love at the what? |
| ARIZ | Home of Snowflake, which, ironically, gets very little snow: Abbr. |
| CAREGIVER | Going round, say, a touch ironically, "He's made cuts but he is looking after you" (9) |
| MANDY | 1975 Barry Manilow song (5) |
| COULDITBEMAGIC | 1975 Barry Manilow song ("Maybe...") |
| TAPS | Tune which is traditionally played at military funerals in the US (4) |
| PLEASING | Beg to render a tune which was gratifying (8) |
| LONDONDERRYAIR | Traditional Irish folk tune which is used in the song 'Danny Boy' (11,3) |
| MEMORY | Tune which is sung by Grizabella in the musical Cats (6) |
| IMADE | "___ It Through the Rain" (Manilow tune) |
| ITS | "___ a Miracle" (Manilow tune) |
| MIRACLE | 'It's a ******* ', song by Barry Manilow released in 1975 (7) |
| WEMADEIT | 'Looks Like ** **** ** ', song by Barry Manilow released in 1977 (2,4,2) |
| LOLA | Copa showgirl, in a Barry Manilow song (4) |
| ITBE | "Could ___ Magic" (Barry Manilow song): 2 wds. |
| SONGS | "I Write the ___" (#1 hit of 1975 for Barry Manilow, who turns 81 years old today) |
