| INTERNATIONALE | Left-wing anthem whose lyrics were written by the anarchist Eugene Pottier, with "The" |
| LALALAND | 2016 movie musical whose songs' lyrics were written by the same composing team as 16-Across: 3 wds. |
| DREAMS | These lyrics were written by an optimist: "I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my ___" |
| EWART | Middle name of William Gladstone; or, the poet whose lyrics were used for the WAGGGS World Song anthem (5) |
| MISSSAIGON | 1989 Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil West End musical whose lyrics were co-written by Richard Maltby, Jr |
| BIFF | Sound of a punch [E] {I created this puzzle for Take Your Kids To Work Day in collaboration with my then-nine-year-old twins. Clues followed by an [S] were written by Sid, and clues followed by an [E] |
| PORTER | The music and lyrics for Kiss Me, Kate were written by Cole ... |
| BYRON | Poems were written by him a" or by another chap? (5) |
| OCANADA | Anthem whose original lyrics were in French |
| AMAZINGGRACE | Hymn whose words were written by John Newton |
| IBSEN | Ghosts and A Doll's House were written by this Norwegian playwright |
| BACONIANS | Firm believers that Shakespeare's plays were written by statesman Francis |
| UNPLAYABLE | According to the players they were written for, the violin concertos by Tchaikovsky and Barber were ____ |
| RENTED | Let the anarchist come around the moment mother left (6) |
| MARSEILLAISE | National anthem whose original title translates as "War Song for the Army of the Rhine" |
| ONEILL | Only rotten plays were written by him |
| EPISTLES | They were written by devout men of letters |
| RAIDED | Made an onslaught on the anarchist with internal assistance (6) |
| DIRTONMYBOOTS | 2016 Jon Pardi hit with the lyrics We're gonna dance the dust right off them tonight: 4 wds. |
| CALIFORNIAGURLS | Katy Perry song with the lyrics "We're unforgettable / Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top" |
