| BACHARACH | Burt ----, US songwriter (9) |
| REYNOLDS | Burt -, US actor |
| EPITOMISE | Typify US songwriters Paul and Michael, poles apart, returning home at last |
| DYLAN | US songwriter: Bob ... (5) |
| IRA | - Gershwin, US songwriter |
| OSCAR | ___ Hammerstein, US songwriter (5) |
| SIMON | Card working for US songwriter (5) |
| BERLIN | US songwriter (born in Russia), Irving (6) |
| IRVING | ___ Berlin, US songwriter (6) |
| FOSTER | 19th-century US songwriter whose works include Old Folks At Home and Beautiful Dreamer (7,6) |
| HOLLY | US songwriter killed in plane crash in 1959 (5,5) |
| BUDDY | US songwriter killed in plane crash in 1959 (5,5) |
| STEPHEN | 19th-century US songwriter whose works include Old Folks At Home and Beautiful Dreamer (7,6) |
| LOESSER | Frank, US songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for Guys and Dolls (7) |
| LERNER | US songwriter and lyricist of My Fair Lady, Camelot and Gigi (6) |
| GUTHRIE | US songwriter, guy who tried, when suffering, to inspire love (5,7) |
| WOODY | US songwriter, guy who tried, when suffering, to inspire love (5,7) |
| FREED | Arthur, US songwriter who produced the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain (5) |
| KERN | What is the surname of Jerome, the US songwriter and composer of Show Boat? (4) |
| IRVINGBERLIN | "God Bless America" songwriter: 2 wds. |