| DOWNCHILDBLUESBAND | Rock classic "Flip Flop and Fly" was famously covered in 1973 by this legendary Canadian group: 3 wds. |
| VALERIE | Track by The Zutons that was famously covered by Amy Winehouse (7) |
| FLIP | "___ flop and fly" |
| KANNAGI | Rude awakening, we got burned down by this legendary character (7) |
| GRASSPINKORCHID | Nova Scotia... Unique flower that grows in the bogs of the Cape breton highlands National Park: 3 wd |
| JOGGINSFOSSILCLIFFS | UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nova Scotia along the Bay of Fundy coastline: 3 wd. |
| DARTER | Diver referring to classic flips |
| REEF | Big name in flip-flops and surfing apparel |
| INTHE | It'll mean trouble to find that waiter where a fly was found! (2,3,4) |
| SOUP | It'll mean trouble to find that waiter where a fly was found! (2,3,4) |
| SHOES | Flip-flops and slides |
| DEALER | Super Fly was one, as was Scarface. |
| HRH | Monarch's three-wd. title |
| ENID | The ___, British rock band founded in 1973 by Robert John Godfrey, Stephen Stewart and Francis Lickerish |
| YOUNGLOVE | Song written in 1956 and made popular in 1973 by Donny Osmond (5,4) |
| ATLAST | Song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, famously covered by blues singer Etta James in 1960 |
| MASSACRE | Spawning several sequels, the horror movie made in 1973 by director Tobe Hooper was The Texas Chains |
| LIKUD | The major centre-right political party in Israel, founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin |
| GODOWNGAMBLIN | "___ ___ ___'" (Song by part-canadian-group Blood, Sweat & Tears that goes "Raised on brew and poker and a dollar here and there...") |
| VIRAGO | British publishing company founded in 1973 by Carmen Callil dedicated to writing on feminist topics (6) |
