| SAMMYCAHN | Professional name of U.S. lyricist who wrote the words for the song High Hopes (5,4) |
| LERNER | Alan Jay, U.S. lyricist who wrote the screenplay and lyrics for the 1958 film musical Gigi (6) |
| LYRICS | Cyril's composed the words for the songs (6) |
| EVITA | Musical with the song "High Flying, Adored" |
| THEBENDS | 1995 album by Radiohead featuring the songs High and Dry and Fake Plastic Trees |
| FREDEBB | U.S. lyricist who partnered composer John Kander (4,3) |
| LORENZ | ___ Hart, U.S. lyricist who partnered Richard Rodgers (6) |
| BRENDALEE | Professional name of U.S. singer noted for her 1958 hit Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (6,3) |
| TIMRICE | Lyricist who wrote the words for Alan Menkel's musical 'King David' (3,4) |
| KEY | Francis Scott ___ wrote the words for the American national anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner. (3) |
| ROSSETTI | Christina ___, poet who wrote the words for In the Bleak Midwinter (8) |
| SCOTTKEY | Francis ___, U.S. lawyer who wrote the words of The Star-Spangled Banner in 1814 (5,3) |
| SPIRITUS | The hymn "Veni Creator ____" provides the words for the first movement of Mahler's eighth symphony |
| SONDHEIM | Stephen, U.S. composer and lyricist who wrote the fairytale musical Into The Woods (8) |
| MOBY | Professional name of U.S. electronica DJ who wrote Extreme Ways, song used to end the Bourne thriller films (4) |
| JAMESTHOMSON | Scottish poet (c1700 - 48), who wrote the words for Rule Britannia (5,7) |
| WOOF | One of the words for the threads woven with the warp to form cloth (4) |
| STEPHENSONDHEIM | Composer and lyricist who wrote the lyrics for West Side Story, winner of an Oscar and eight Grammies (7,8) |
| JOHNNYMERCER | Lyricist born 11/18/1909 who wrote the words to the 10 songs with asterisked clues |
| SHEL | Silverstein who wrote the words and music for Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" |
