| NEWYORKERS | Magazine's written for Yankees |
| MAD | Magazine written by the "usual gang of idiots" |
| DAMN | Epithet for Yankees |
| HOMERUN | Poet, northern one, huge hit for Yankees? |
| EDT | Setting for Yankees home games: Abbr. |
| ERA | Stat for Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole |
| NUMBERS | Illegal betting for Yankees game: book opening (7,7) |
| RACKETS | Illegal betting for Yankees game: book opening (7,7) |
| ENTER | With 52-Across, Metallica hit, and 10-Down for Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, heard in this clip |
| ESSAY | Something written for this paper, for instance? (5) |
| ALLEGRI | Italian composer known for his setting of Psalm 51 written for the Sistine Chapel (7) |
| ADAMS | Bryan ___ Canadian singer who won a Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 1992 |
| BIGSPENDER | Song written for a 1966 musical and recorded by Peggy Lee the same year, and which became a signature tune for Shirley Bassey (3,7) |
| TRAVELINTHRU | 2005 Dolly Parton song written for the film Transamerica that was nominated for an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| GLORIANA | Nickname for Elizabeth I - 1953 Benjamin Britten opera written for Elizabeth II's coronation (8) |
| TRIO | On the pattern of solo, duo etc, a word for a group of three singers or instrumentalists; or, a piece of music written for them to perform (4) |
| PANEGYRIC | Eulogy written for ape crying out for revision (9) |
| HEYJUDE | Beatles song written for Julian Lennon |
| AMERICANPI | Don McLean hit written for the 2004 Olympics? |
| AMAHL | Hero of the first opera written for TV |
