| MARLEY | Dreaded musician of the 1960s-1970s |
| QUINLAN | Famed carper of the 1960s-1970s, his first love was tench (*quill ban, nil) (4,7) |
| BILL | Famed carper of the 1960s-1970s, his first love was tench (*quill ban, nil) (4,7) |
| RAMS | NFL team known for the "Fearsome Foursome" in the 1960s-1970s |
| NOLANRYAN | Pitcher for the Astros and three other teams in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s: 2 wds. |
| BOBMARLEY | Dreaded musician? |
| CLARINET | The ____ and 1A are the only wind instruments played by more than one winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year contest |
| NICO | One-named German musician of the '60s |
| NENA | One-named German musician of the '80s |
| VIRTUOSO | Musician of the highest technical skill (8) |
| REED | Lou _, American rock musician of The Velvet Underground fame (4) |
| FLIGHT | Kiwi duo of comical musicians, ... of the Conchords (6) |
| SAINTSAENS | Camille --- ---, French composer and musician of the Romantic era (5-5) |
| MEISTERSINGER | A German burgher poet and musician of the 14th -16th century (13) |
| TROADOURS | Musicians of the Middle Ages |
| VIRTUOSI | Artists or musicians of the highest calibre (8) |
| BASSI | Graduates, and is returning with musicians of the lowest kind (5) |
| BLOODYMARY | What drink did jazz musicians of the '40s refer to as "blood"? |
| CATFISHHUNTER | 1960s-1970s Athletics/Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher who never played in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| GRAM | 1960s-1970s singer Parsons or a small unit of mass |
