| IMONABOAT | 2009 Grammy nominee with the lyric "But this ain't SeaWorld, this is real as it gets" |
| EARPLUG | With which one doesn't have to listen to pug, real as it may be (7) |
| IMJUSTKEN | Best Original Song Oscar nominee with the lyric "Anywhere else, I'd be a ten" |
| SOLARPOWER | Lorde song with the lyric "But when the heat comes, something takes a hold" |
| LEARNINGTOFLY | 1991 hit for Tom Petty and the 15-Across with the lyric "But I ain't got wings": 3 wds. |
| LOLA | The "she" in the lyrics "but when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine" |
| SHORTSUBJECT | Canadian filmmaker Ben Proudfoot is a co-nominee (with Kris Bowers) in the 'Documentary (___ ___)' category for "A Concerto is a Conversation" at the upcoming Oscars on Sunday, April 25th, 2021 |
| MLK | Epithet for a civil-rights activist honored each January who said, "The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and racism" |
| REMAINSOFTHEDAY | 1993 Oscar nominee, with "The" |
| INSIDER | 1999 Best Picture nominee, with "The" |
| DROWSYCHAPERONE | 2006 Best Musical nominee, with "The" |
| ROSETATT | 1955 Best Picture nominee, with "The" |
| POWEROFTHEDOG | Best picture nominee, with "The" (4) |
| ELEPHANTMAN | 1980 Best Picture nominee, with "The" |
| PIANIST | One of this year's Best Picture nominees, with "The" |
| LALA | [I don't know the lyrics but I'm singing anyway] |
| FLAG | The Charlie Daniels band's "This Ain't No Rag, It's a ___" |
| SERIAL | This is real long story |
| IMDEAD | "This is real bad for me" |
| NIHILISTS | They believe nothing in this is real ultimately, somehow |
