| LEIBOVITZ | Annie ---, American portrait photographer who photographed John Lennon on the day he died (9) |
| LIEBOVITZ | American photographer who photographed John Lennon hours before his assassination (9) |
| VINCENTVAN | On the day he died, who said to his brother, "La tristesse durera toujours"? (The sadness will last forever) (7,3,4) |
| GOGH | On the day he died, who said to his brother, "La tristesse durera toujoursa"? (The sadness will last forever) (7,3,4) |
| ONO | Yoko who collaborated with John Lennon on the Double Fantasy album |
| FRENCHHORN | Instrument held by John Lennon on the album cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (6,4) |
| ANNIE | American portrait photographer renowned for her images of celebrities (5,9) |
| APRILFOOI | On his day he may be taken for a ride |
| EVEARNOLD | U.S. portrait photographer noted for her photos of Marilyn Monroe (3,6) |
| DRAKE | Did he do some gardening on the day he was knighted? (5) |
| HEY | At the end of the day, he gives a cry |
| ONECAR | "It's just getting out of ___ and getting into another" (John Lennon on death) |
| NUDE | Like John Lennon on a 1981 Rolling Stone cover |
| CATSINTHECRADLE | Song containing the lyrics "My child arrived just the other day; he came to the world in the usual way" |
| RESTED | "On the seventh day He ... from all the work of creation" (Bible) |
| CAMERON | Soft-focus pioneer who photographed distinguished friends and visitors including John Herschel and Alfred Tennyson in her converted shed on the Isle of Wight (7) |
| INTHERICKOFTIME | When Mr. Springfield saves the day, he arrives ... |
| SAT | The day he rested? (3) |
| OAKLEY | Annie - - -, American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show (6) |
| LARRY | Student arrives on wrong day - he comes to the queen as a music maker (5,5) |