| YOUWINMYLOVE | Hit by 2016 CMT Artist of a lifetime honouree Shania Twain that goes: "he can have a '55 Chevy / Or |
| ALARMIST | He can have a startling effect on public opinion |
| IMPRESS | Shania Twain "That Don't ___ Me Much" |
| LECAR | Stylish '55 Chevrolet ___ Carrier pickup |
| HAUTECUISINE | “He can have the stuff in the saucepan before you can say ____” (Basil Fawlty in Gourmet Night) |
| PICASSO | Artist of a certain type is only fair - has lost First Love? (7) |
| KAHLO | Artist of a taboo birthing scene in My Birth, 1932 (5) |
| ABEL | First to go, he left after Abraham (4) |
| LIOTARD | Name, similar to that of a famous trapeze artist's, of a Swiss artist who adopted Turkish dress and created, in paint or pastel, The Chocolate Girl, The Early Breakfast, Portrait of Lady with Hyacinth |
| LAINEYWILSON | Things a Man Oughta Know singer chosen as one of six 2022 CMT Artists of the Year: 2 wds. |
| LUKECOMBS | Fast Car singer chosen as one of six 2022 CMT Artists of the Year: 2 wds. |
| KANEBROWN | Homesick singer chosen as one of six 2022 CMT Artists of the Year: 2 wds. |
| MUCH | Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me ___" |
| BRADPITT | Actor mentioned in Shania Twain's That Don't Impress Me Much (4,4) |
| ISHEDEAD | 1898 play by Mark Twain that opened on Broadway in 2007 |
| YOURPLACE | Ashley Cooke song that won Female Breakthrough Video of the Year last night at the CMT Music Awards |
| HAJJ | Trip of a lifetime hampered at first by a couple of jokers |
| OUIJA | 2014 horror film followed by 2016 sequel subtitled Origin of Evil (5) |
| LAMB | Some flamboyance exhibited by 2016 I'm a Celeb star Larry (4) |
| RTE | Path for a Chevy or Caddy |