| WILSONPICKETT | American singer and songwriter whose hits include In the Midnight Hour |
| MUNGO | Jerry, rock band whose hits include In The Summertime (1970) |
| TERENCETRENTDARBY | American singer and songwriter whose hits include Wishing Well and Sign Your Name (7,5,5) |
| ELTON | ___ John, British singer and songwriter whose hits include I'm Still Standing (5) |
| BAROBERTSON | Scottish musician and songwriter whose hits include Bang Bang. Knocked it Off and To Be or Not to Be (1.1.9) |
| WILSON | ___ Pickett, singer-songwriter who had hits with In the Midnight Hour and Mustang Sally (6) |
| PICKETT | Wilson ___, soul singer who had hits with In the Midnight Hour and Mustang Sally (7) |
| DANHARTMAN | American singer and songwriter whose songs include Relight My Fire and Instant Replay (3,7) |
| ASHANTI | American singer and songwriter whose eponymous debut album won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2003 |
| PRAYER | "In the midnight hour, I can feel your power/just___ ___ , you know I 'll take you there", 1989-(4-1-6) |
| LIKEA | &14D "In the midnight hour, I can feel your power/lust___ ___ , you know I 'll take you there", 1989- (4-1-6) |
| PRINCE | Singer and songwriter whose albums include Purple Rain and Sign o' the Times |
| RUSBY | Kate ___, folk singer and songwriter whose albums include Awkward Annie and Sweet Bells |
| HANKWILLIAMS | US country singer and songwriter whose songs include Jambalaya and Your Cheatin' Heart |
| JOHNLENNON | Singer and songwriter whose books included In His Own Write |
| FREDDIEKING | American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter whose surname at birth was Christian |
| RAYCHARLES | American pianist, singer and songwriter whose surname was Robinson (3,7) |
| STEPHENSTILLS | American singer and songwriter who is the first artist to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| DYLAN | Bob ---, American singer and songwriter awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 (5) |
| BOBDYLAN | American singer and songwriter awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 (3,5) |