| MOONRIVER | Oscar-winning Henry Mancini song |
| LEON | With 16-Across, Pulitzer-winning Henry James biographer |
| RIVER | Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition; 1962 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner (4,5) |
| MOON | Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition; 1962 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner (4,5) |
| HOT | "Le Jazz ___" (Mancini song) |
| OFWINE | Henry Mancini won the Academy's Best Song Award for his contribution to Blake Edwards' Days ... And |
| MOVIESCORE | Many a Henry Mancini composition |
| APRIL | Andre Previn, Sergei Prokofiev and Henry Mancini share what birth month? (5) |
| PINKPANTHER | Titular animated character whose theme music is by Henry Mancini |
| PETERGUNN | The theme from this 1958 TV series reached number one on the pop charts and earned an Emmy nomination for its composer, Henry Mancini (5,4) |
| BOOMBOOM | Nickname of boxer Ray Mancini |
| ARABIA | AFC nation coached by Roberto Mancini since 2023 (6) |
| SAUDI | AFC nation coached by Roberto Mancini since 2023 (5) |
| TREEFARM | Regularly targeted by FA, Roberto Mancini originally managed Forest |
| ANDYGARCIA | Actor whose role as Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (4,6) |
| AFORTIORI | With a better argument, American Mancini ultimately pens 'keep Moon River' (1,8) |
| ARTUROFRIAS | American boxer who lost his WBA lightweight title to Ray Mancini in 1982 |
| STREETS | "__ of Philadelphia": Oscar-winning song |
| LETITGO | Oscar-winning song from "Frozen": 3 wds. |
| SELMA | 2014 historical film with the Oscar-winning song "Glory" |
