| SWANEE | River in a Stephen Foster tune |
| NED | "Old Uncle" in a Stephen Foster tune |
| TRAY | Old dog in a Stephen Foster song |
| BROWNHAIR | Jeanie's ____ was light in a Stephen Foster song |
| NELLIEBLY | Her pen name is the title character in a Stephen Foster song |
| OHBOYS | Stephen Foster tune, "___ Carry Me 'Long" |
| SUSANNA | In a Stephen Foster song, who is asked not to cry for a banjo-player from Alabama? (7) |
| CUJO | Rabid dog in a Stephen King story turned into a 1983 film (4) |
| CARRIE | Title character in a Stephen King novel |
| TERROR | Emotion in a Stephen King novel |
| SHAWSHANK | Prison in a Stephen King novella |
| CHRISTINE | *'58 Plymouth Fury in a Stephen King novel |
| DEAL | Option in a Stephen Mulhern game show (4) |
| OHSUSANNA | Traditional song by Stephen Foster with a banjo-carrying singer |
| DOODAH | Nonsense word repeated in Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races" |
| ATHOME | Song, by Stephen Foster, also called Swannee River (3,3,5,2,4) |
| OLDFOLKS | Song, by Stephen Foster, also called Swannee River (3,3,5,2,4) |
| THE | Song, by Stephen Foster, also called Swannee River (3,3,5,2,4) |
| KATY | "___ Bell" (Stephen Foster song) |
| SWANEERIVER | Stephen Foster biopic |