| STANDBYME | Ben E King song that begins: “When the night has come” |
| MACBETH | Play that begins: “When shall we three meet again?” |
| HAPPYNEWYEAR | Abba song that begins: “No more champagne and the fireworks are through” |
| OHBOY | Classic song by the Crickets that begins: “All of my love, all of my kissing” |
| ARTILLERY | “When political ammunition runs low, inevitably the rusty ____ of abuse is wheeled into action” (Adlai Stevenson) |
| EMPATHY | “When your own life is threatened, your sense of ____ is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival” (Yann Martel in Life of Pi) |
| STAND | Classic Ben E King song from 1961, ----- by Me (5) |
| SAVETHELASTDANCEFORME | Popular song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by Ben E King and The Drifters |
| THEDRIFTERS | Group that Ben E. King sang with before going solo: 2 wds. |
| BYME | Stand ___ (1961 hit by Ben E. King): 2 wds. |
| STANDBY | Ben E King classic or River Phoenix movie, _ _ Me (5,2) |
| ATCO | Record label for Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" |
| NOI | Bit of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me": "___ _ won't be afraid..." |
| ATHOUSAND | "So remember when you tell those little white lies," advised Bobby Vee, "That the night has ... eyes |
| EYES | Intriguing story of a magician played by Edward G Robinson who has an uncanny power to predict the future, The Night Has A Thousand ... |
| TURNIN | Go to bed when, in town, the night has only started |
| SPANISHHARLEM | 1961 Ben E. King hit |
| STANDBYMA | Ben E. King's pro-cellist anthem? |
| ABATTOIR | In which killing a creature of the night has upped mob violence |
| TROLL | Lady of the night has no work (5) |
