| CHRISMONTEZ | American singer and guitarist best known for the 1962 hit single Let's Dance (5,6) |
| PICKETT | Bobby "Boris" ___, American singer who co-wrote the 1962 hit single Monster Mash |
| BELEW | Adrian , guitarist best known for his work with King Crimson (5) |
| GEORGEBENSON | American singer and guitarist who has won Grammies for This Masquerade, On Broadway and Give Me the Night |
| KENKESEY | US author best known for the 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (3,5) |
| STERLING | ___ Morrison guitarist best known as one of the founding members of The Velvet Underground |
| ALBEE | US dramatist best known for the 1962 play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (6,5) |
| EDWARD | US dramatist best known for the 1962 play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (6,5) |
| LAB | Setting for the 1962 hit "Monster Mash" |
| LOVE | Courtney _, American singer and guitarist (4) |
| MARVELETTES | Singing group with the 1962 hit "Beechwood 4-5789," with "the" |
| BONNIERAITT | US blues singer and guitarist whose 'Just Like That' was named Song of the Year at the 2023 Grammy Awards (6,5) |
| ADOLESCENTS | We're young people, so let's dance madly (11) |
| CLANDESTINE | Let's dance in pants in private |
| ORLONS | Group with the 1962 hit "The Wah Watusi," with "the" |
| DION | Singer of the 1962 hit "The Wanderer" |
| EVA | Little ___, singer of the 1962 hit "The Loco-Motion" |
| LITTLEEVA | Singer of the 1962 hit The Loco-Motion |
| BOOKERT | Leader of the band with the 1962 hit "Green Onions" |
| OMAR | _ Sharif, Oscar nominee for the 1962 epic film Lawrence of Arabia (4) |
