| BILLIEHOLIDAY | Jazz singer who was the subject of the 1973 biopic Lady Sings the Blues (6,7) |
| NEWMATH | Failed school curriculum that was the subject of the 1973 book "Why Johnny Can't Add" |
| ENIAC | Subject of the 1973 Honeywell v. Sperry Rand case |
| HOLIDAY | Billie, 20th-century American jazz singer; subject of the 1972 film Lady Sings The Blues (7) |
| DIANA | The Supremes singer who played Billie Holiday in Lady Sings The Blues, ... Ross |
| DIANAROSS | Singer who played Billie Holliday in Lady Sings the Blues (5,4) |
| EARTHAKITT | Jazz singer who was blacklisted after denouncing the Vietnam War at a White House luncheon |
| ROSS | Diana of "Lady Sings the Blues" |
| RUSH | Diana, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Lady Sings the Blues (4) |
| MARKMURPHY | Male jazz singer who was Grammy nominated five times (4,6) |
| LAINE | Cleo, English jazz singer who was married to composer John Dankworth (5) |
| ELLA | US jazz singer who played Maggie Jackson in 1955 film drama Pete Kelly's Blues (4,10)US jazz singer who played Maggie Jackson in 1955 film drama Pete Kelly's Blues (4,10) |
| OATES | Warren ___, actor who played the title role in 1973 biopic Dillinger (5) |
| ECLIPSE | Final track of the 1973 Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon |
| ABBEYLINCOLN | Jazz singer who wrote songs inspired by the civil rights movement |
| ELLAFITZGERALD | US jazz singer who played Maggie Jackson in 1955 film drama Pete Kelly's Blues |
| FITZGERALD | US jazz singer who played Maggie Jackson in 1955 film drama Pete Kelly's Blues (4,10) |
| PRIMA | Louis -, jazz singer who voiced King Louie in Disney's The Jungle Book (5) |
| BLUES | Legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings The ... |
| JACOBBRONOWSKI | Presenter and writer of the 1973 BBC series The Ascent of Man |
