| STANDBY | Chart-topping 1968 hit by US country singer Tammy Wynette (5,2,4,3) |
| YOURMAN | Chart-topping 1968 hit by US country singer Tammy Wynette (5,2,4,3) |
| DIVORCE | A song made famous by country singer Tammy Wynette |
| STANDBYYOURMAN | Song by U.S. country artist Tammy Wynette released in 1968 (5,2,4,3) |
| GEORGEJONES | American country singer married to Tammy Wynette from 1968-75 (6,5) |
| GLIGHT | 2017 hit by Lorde (also a 2008 hit by John Legend, and a 1968 hit by the American Breed) |
| STAND | _ By Your Man, chart-topper for Tammy Wynette in 1975 (5) |
| PUGH | Country music singer Tammy Wynette's surname at birth (4) |
| TIL | Tammy Wynette hit "___ I Get It Right" |
| JESSICA | Tammy Wynette in Showtime series George & Tammy (7,8) |
| CHASTAIN | Tammy Wynette in Showtime series George & Tammy (7,8) |
| WORDS | 1968 hit by the Bee Gees covered by Irish boy band |
| TUTTIFRUTTI | 1955 hit by US rock and roll singer and pianist Little Richard (5,6) |
| POISON | 1989 hit by US rock singer Alice Cooper, from the album Trash (6) |
| SMOOTH | 1988 hit by US singer Michael Jackson that asks 'Annie, are you okay?' (6,8) |
| CRIMINAL | 1988 hit by US singer Michael Jackson that asks 'Annie, are you okay?' (6,8) |
| WYNETTE | Surname of Stand by Your Man singer Tammy |
| IINSIST | Response to a polite refusal / (next line) It's spelled out in a Tammy Wynette hit |
| EPIC | Label for Bobby Vinton and Tammy Wynette |
| YOUANDME | Tammy Wynette album, released in 1976 (3,3,2) |
