| SOUSA | Composer who, as it happens, died in March 1932 |
| PURCELL | Composer who, as organist of Westminster Abbey, played at William and Mary's coronation (7) |
| PAT | Novelist Conroy who died in March |
| BENN | Veteran British socialist MP who died in March. (4) |
| CHUCKBERRY | Rock and roll pioneer who died in March 2017 |
| CAPTAINSCOTT | Explorer who died in March 1912 on the Ross Ice Shelf |
| WARNE | Shane ---, taker of 708 Test wickets for Australia between 1992-2007, who died in March (5) |
| JACK | Former CEO of GE ___ Welch died in March (4) |
| LYLE | Carol Burnett Show actor ___ Waggoner died in March (4) |
| KENNYROGERS | The Gambler singer died in March (5,6) |
| MOSES | Jewish lawgiver and judge who as a baby was hidden in bulrushes in the Nile (5) |
| ARETHAFRANKLIN | "Respect" singer who, as a child, sang in her church choir: 2 wds. |
| BEYONCEKNOWLES | "Halo" singer who, as a child, sang in her church choir: 2 wds. |
| PHOTOJOURNALIST | Pressman who as good as contributes thousands of words? |
| SLIMINLEGREE | Literary character who's as charmin' as a slug? |
| RUBY | A jockey, well-known, who's as hard as stone? (4) |
| WHITNEYHOUSTON | "So Emotional" singer who, as a child, sang in her church choir: 2 wds. |
| DIONYSUS | This child from Persephone and Zeus, who as an embryo was swallowed by Zeus and placed in body of Semele. |
| MAYIM | _ Bialik, Big Bang Theory actress who, as a youngster, played the title role in Blossom (5) |
| KERR | Amelia ..., the New Zealander who, as a 17-year-old, scored a double-century and claimed five wickets in the same match. (4) |
