| DALE | Carnegie, the educator |
| HEED | The educator has to attend (4) |
| TEACHER | The educator had tea with an actress |
| ANDREW | The Carnegie of Carnegie Mellon University |
| NEILGAIMAN | English author and screenwriter whose work The Graveyard Book won him the Newbery and Carnegie medals: 2 wds. |
| PASSENGER | The ___ 2022 novel by Cormac McCarthy that has been longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal |
| INYOU | "The Leader ___" (Dale Carnegie self-help book) |
| ZAHN | CNN anchor who made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1992 on the cello |
| SKIBO | - Castle, former home in Sutherland, Scotland of Andrew Carnegie that overlooks the Dornoch Firth (5 |
| ELLINGTON | In 1943 he conducted the first of what would become nine annual concerts at Carnegie Hall; jazz grea |
| DUNFERMLINE | A town in Fife, a former residence of Scottish kings and birthplace of the industrialist Andrew Carnegie (11) |
| PEARCE | Children's author whose adventure novel Tom's Midnight Garden earned her the 1958 Carnegie Medal (6) |
| MAHALIA | Jackson who was the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall |
| STERN | Violinist after whom the main auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York is named (5,5) |
| ISAAC | Violinist after whom the main auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York is named (5,5) |
| ISAACSTERN | Violinist after whom the main auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York is named |
| DAVIDBYRNE | Scottish-born Talking Heads musician who received the Carnegie Great Immigrants award in 2020: 2 wds. |
| CATHERINEOHARA | Canadian-born Schitt's Creek actress who received the Carnegie Great Immigrants award in 2020: 2 wds. |
| ANANAVARRO | Nicaraguan-born CNN political commentator who received the Carnegie Great Immigrants award in 2020: 2 wds. |
| BEATLES | Rock band that memorably played Carnegie Hall on 2/12/1964, with "the" |
