| KERN | Jerome, songwriter whose works include A Fine Romance (4) |
| MARRITX | Mountainside area of Pollensa, Mallorca which includes a fine vineyard (7) |
| NERO | The Roman becomes involved in a fine romance (4) |
| PETE | and 16dn, US folk singer-songwriter whose works include Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) (4,6) |
| JOHN | British songwriter whose works include Crocodile Rock (5,4) |
| CAHN | Sammy, songwriter whose works include All the Way (4) |
| BREL | Jacques, Belgian singer/ songwriter whose works include Orly (4) |
| LOVEAFFAIR | Nothing fine about a fine romance! (4,6) |
| AFFAIR | Fling leaves during a song, just after A Fine Romance (6) |
| SEEGER | see 14ac, US folk singer-songwriter whose works include Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) (4,6) |
| ELTON | British songwriter whose works include Crocodile Rock (5,4) |
| JEROMEKERN | US songwriter of Ol' Man River, A Fine Romance and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
| AFFABLE | A fine romance, full of good humour |
| COLEPORTER | American composer and songwriter whose works include the musical comedy Anything Goes (4,6) |
| PAYNE | John Howard, actor and songwriter whose works include |
| HANDY | W C ?, US musician and songwriter whose works include St Louis Blues (5) |
| STEPHENFOSTER | American songwriter whose works include The Old Folks at |
| NELSON | Willie, singer/ songwriter whose works include Funny How Time Slips Away (6) |
| BERRY | Chuck, singer/ songwriter whose works include Johnny B. Goode (5) |
| FOSTER | Stephen, 19th-century US songwriter whose works include Old Folks At Home (6) |
