| KINTE | Part of an Alex Haley character |
| ANYTIMEYOUSEE | Start of an Alex Haley quote |
| PUTDOWNROOTS | Bash an Alex Haley classic? |
| ROOTS | '77 miniseries based on an Alex Haley book |
| THEBEACH | Danny Boyle movie from 2000 based on an Alex Garland novel (3,5) |
| STAGEDOOR | Actor's entrance became mellow in retrospective of Alex Haley miniseries (5,4) |
| SPECIALPULITZER | Alex Haley, Dr. Seuss, Herb Caen |
| CALLSTOORDER | Opens, as a meeting (Alex Haley) |
| PRIZE | Bringing their A game: Alex Haley, Alice Walker and August Wilson are all Pulitzer ___ winners |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | 15-Across cowrote a best-selling one with Alex Haley |
| PHIL | Dad of Haley, Alex and Luke on 'Modern Family' |
| DAD | What Phil is to Haley, Alex, and Luke on "Modern Family" |
| DUNPHY | Haley, Alex and Luke's parents in Modern Family, Claire and Phil ___ |
| TINMAN | The character played by Jack Haley in MGM'S version of The Wizard of Oz (3,3) |
| TIN | The 1940 Wizard of Oz role of Jack Haley, The --- Man (3) |
| LAHR | Cohort of Bolger and Haley |
| ALEX | Haley of "Roots" fame |
| OSMENT | Haley Joel of "The Sixth Sense" |
| KISSCURL | Circle of hair on the forehead, as was sported by Bill Haley (4,4) |
| RATTLEONESSABRE | Threaten the use of force and second clue to a Bill Haley classic |
