| MICHAELJACKSON | Co-composer of "We are the world" |
| IVE | "___ paid my dues" (opening lyric of "We Are the Champions") |
| WATCH | Observe opening bits of We Are the Champions hummed (5) |
| READE | Author of The Cloister and the Hearth; or, the co-composer of the Antiques Roadshow theme music (5) |
| FORAFRICA | Released to help fund the fight against famine and disease, the 1985 hit We Are The World was recorded by United Support Of Artists ... (3,6) |
| LIONELRICHIE | Singer who rose to fame in the Commodores and co-wrote the American charity record We Are the World |
| USA | Part of the "We Are the World" group |
| EROCIDLE | Lyricist and co-composer of the musical comedy Spamalot (4,4) |
| EGO | It had to be checked at the door, at the "We Are the World" recording |
| CHECKYOUREGOS | Studio-door sign greeting the artists for "We are the world": "Please ___ at the door" |
| LIONEL | Which singer started with The Commodores and co-wrote 'We Are The World' with Michael Jackson? (6,6) |
| RICHIE | Which singer started with The Commodores and co-wrote 'We Are The World' with Michael Jackson? (6,6) |
| ASONE | "When we stand together ___" ("We Are the World" line) |
| POP | "The Greatest Night in ___" (2024 documentary about "We Are the World") |
| KING | Benjamin Earl ___, singer and co-composer of the 1961 hit Stand By Me (4) |
| STOLZ | Robert ___ (b.1880 d.1975 ...Austrian co-composer of "Waltzing in the Clouds") |
| BEN | ___ E. King. singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me" |
| ANKA | Co-composer of "Johnny's Theme" |
| MULTIPLATINUM | Status that "We are the world" was the first single to achieve |
| RAYCHARLES | Hit the Road Jack singer who has a solo in 1985's We Are the World: 2 wds. |
