| BESSIESMITH | Harlem Renaissance singer who starred in the 1929 short film St. Louis Blues: 2 wds. |
| JIMMONTGOMERY | Montreal-born Head Coach of the NHL's St. Louis Blues: 2 wds. |
| ETHELWATERS | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show: 2 wds. |
| JOSEPHINEBAKER | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress known for dancing in a banana skirt: 2 wds. |
| BUNUEL | Spanish director, with Salvador Dali, of the 1929 short Un Chien Andalou (6) |
| SHOUT | "The ...", 1929 short story by Robert Graves (5) |
| TIP | Popular song featured in the 1929 film Gold Diggers of Broadway (6,7,3,6) |
| THROUGHTHETULIPS | Popular song featured in the 1929 film Gold Diggers of Broadway (6,7,3,6) |
| SMILE | "When you call me that, ...," said The Virginian, played by Gary Cooper in the 1929 movie |
| ADELINE | Sweet girl name-checked in the 1929 musical by Kern and Hammerstein (7) |
| IVES | Bronson film, St. ___ |
| ELMOS | Rob Lowe coming-of-age film, St ___ Fire |
| BEY | "Renaissance" singer, to fans |
| COLE | Nat King ___, singer-actor who starred as W C Handy in the 1958 biopic St Louis Blues (4) |
| SARAHHARMER | Canadian singer/ songwriter starring in the 2006 documentary "escarpment blues": 2 wds. |
| DIANAROSS | Actress who portrayed Billie Holiday in "Lady Sings the Blues": 2 wds. |
| MARAINEY | Blues singer nicknamed Mother of the Blues: 2 wds. |
| DENNISFRANZ | Actor who played Lt. Norman Buntz on the 1980s police drama Hill Street Blues: 2 wds. |
| ROBERTJOHNSON | Blues guitarist who wrote such classics as Cross Road Blues: 2 wds. |
| EARTHA | and 16dn, Singer-actress who played Gogo Germaine in 1958 biopic St Louis Blues (6,4) |
