| ELENORE | One reel edited down for a song by The Turtles (7) |
| LASTNIGHTINSOHO | 2021 horror film named for a song by the English band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| AGREATDEAL | Silver data reel edited often (1,5,4) |
| IKIRIVA | One karretjie first, stuck on one reel top with one varkpan in front - a wheelbarrow! (7) |
| YOUBABY | Single by The Turtles, released in 1966 (3,4) |
| CASBAHS | Historic North African neighborhoods, such as the one "rocked" in a song by the Clash |
| BUSSTOP | Marilyn Monroe movie, or a song by The Hollies (3,4) |
| THENAVY | "In ______" a song by the Village People. (3,4) |
| STAGGER | Endless disease in horses makes one reel |
| SULUSEA | Body of water in the southern Philippines containing the Turtle Islands (4,3) |
| REPTILE | To which animal class does the turtle belong (7) |
| DRSEUSS | Creator of Horton the Elephant and Yertle the Turtle |
| FUMITORY | From the Latin meaning "smoke of the earth", arable plant with seeds eaten by the turtle dove with those of the scarlet pimpernel, clover, birdsfoot trefoil and chickweed (8) |
| HAPPY | Song recorded by The Turtles; _ Together (5) |
| ANN | Barbara ___ number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was a cover of a song by the Regents |
| IDAHO | Which US state is included in the title of a song by the B-52s and a 1991 feature film by Gus Van Sant? (5) |
| ITAINTMEBABE | Hit by the Turtles |
| AINT | "It ___ Me Babe" by The Turtles |
| NUDGE | Move one reel down on a fruit machine (5) |
| THEWEEKEND | According to a song by the band "Loverboy," it's what everybody's working for. Its parts may be found in the starred entries. |