| USANDTHEM | American country music embraces Democrat protest song |
| SCORCHER | Excellent example as writer of music embraces church |
| REDARMY | Revolutionary fighters back to embrace democrat -- gosh! |
| SENATOR | Funny reason to embrace democrat in the end, US politician |
| LUCINDA | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Williams - American country music singer whose 2020 song Big BlackTrain was a metaphor for depression (7) |
| LYNN | "In the long run, you make your own luck-good, bad, or indifferent." She is an American country music singer who was known as the "Queen of Country." |
| HEEHAW | American country music variety show: 2 wds. |
| OWEN | American country music performer who was Alabama's lead singer, Randy ... |
| MCGRAW | American country music star and actor, Tim ------ (6) |
| LORETTA | -- Lynn, American country music singer-songwriter (7) |
| EDDYARNOLD | American country music singer (4,6) |
| EMMYLOU | ___ Harris, American country music singer/songwriter (7) |
| REBA | Ms McEntire, American country music artist (4) |
| PARTON | American country music legend Dolly _ (6) |
| WYNONNA | ___ Judd, American country music singer born Christina Claire Ciminell in 1964 |
| CLINE | Patsy _, American country music singer whose hits included Crazy (5) |
| HANK | _ Williams, American country music superstar (4) |
| KENNYROGERS | American country music singer-songwriter (5,6) |
| WILLIENELSON | American country music singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist whose compositions include Funny How Time Slips Away and Crazy |
| PATSYCLINE | American country music singer who died in a plane crash in 1963 |
