| RUFFIN | Jimmy, soul singer noted for his song What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted (6) |
| JIMMYRUFFIN | Singer of the 1966 hit Motown ballad "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" |
| TINYDESKCONTEST | This annual NPR music competition was won in mid-May by Sacramento artist The Philharmonik, for a videotaped performance of his song "What's It All Mean?" |
| TEARSTAINED | Like the cheeks of the brokenhearted |
| ARNOLD | P.P., soul singer noted for her 1967 song The First Cut Is The Deepest (6) |
| SLEDGE | Percy -, soul singer noted for 1966 single and album When a Man Loves a Woman (6) |
| MATHIS | Johnny, singer noted for his version of the song When A Child Is Born (6) |
| LIMAHL | Pop singer noted for his 1984 song The NeverEnding Story (6) |
| DEKKER | Desmond, reggae singer/songwriter noted for his song, Israelites, with The Aces (6) |
| CHAPIN | Harry, singer-songwriter noted for his song Cat's In The Cradle (6) |
| AVEDON | Photographer who's the subject of the biography "What Becomes a Legend Most" |
| CHERRY | Eagle-Eye, singer noted for his 1997 song Save Tonight (6) |
| AVICII | Stage name of Swedish DJ and record producer noted for his song Wake Me Up (6) |
| LEHRER | Tom, U.S. musician and satirist noted for his song The Elements released in 1959 (6) |
| SIFFRE | Labi, British singer/songwriter noted for his song (Something Inside) So Strong (6) |
| PITNEY | Gene ___, singer-songwriter noted for his song Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa (6) |
| BANTON | Pato, reggae singer noted for his cover of Baby Come Back which was a UK No. 1 hit in 1994 (6) |
| SEEGER | Pete --, American folk singer noted for his protest songs (6) |
| CHORUS | A ____ Line, musical that features the songs What I Did For Love and At The Ballet (6) |
| EMINEM | Rapper noted for his song Lose Yourself released in 2002 (6) |
