| ASIDO | Rita coolidge/Kris Kristofferson duet: "Blue ___ _ ___" |
| DABADEE | Eiffel 65's catchy hit from 1998, Blue (_ _ _) (2,2,3) |
| SKIES | Blue _ _ _ (clear forecast) |
| LOVINGARMS | Tom Jans song first covered by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge in 1973 (6,4) |
| COOLIDGE | Rita, U.S. singer who released duet albums with then-husband Kris Kristofferson (8) |
| WERE | 1977 Rita Coolidge hit "___ All Alone" |
| HASLIFTED | Rita Coolidge track, "(Your Love ... Me) Higher and Higher" (3,6) |
| OCTOPUSSY | 1983 Bond film with theme song by Rita Coolidge (9) |
| ANDI | Kris Kristofferson "The Silver Tongued Devil ___" |
| GATE | 1980 film drama starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken (7,4) |
| HEAVENS | 1980 film drama starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken (7,4) |
| HEAVENSGATE | Michael Cimino film starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken (7,4) |
| LONE | 1996 film drama starring Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey and Chris Cooper |
| CISCO | 1972 drama starring Kris Kristofferson in the title role (5,4) |
| PIKE | 1972 drama starring Kris Kristofferson in the title role (5,4) |
| SEMITOUGH | 1977 comedy starring Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson (4-5) |
| SALINAS | Where Kris Kristofferson let Bobby McGee slip away? (7) |
| KRACKLE | Krunch or krinkle, to Kris Kristofferson or Kim Kardashian |
| MEANDBOBBYMCGEE | Song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster (2,3,5,5) |
| FLASHPOINT | 1984 action thriller film starring Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams and Rip Torn (10) |