| MCKUEN | Rod ___, American poet, songwriter, composer and singer whose English lyrics for a Jacques Brel song gave Terry Jacks a worldwide hit in 1974 (Seasons in the Sun) |
| JACKY | Marc Almond cover of a Jacques Brel song (5) |
| IVORCUTLER | Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist whose albums include Dandruff, Velvet Donkey and Jammy Smears |
| COHEN | Canadian poet/ songwriter Leonard |
| QUINCYJONES | American record producer, songwriter, composer and arranger who won 28 Grammy Awards (6-5) |
| BATISTE | Jon ___, US singer, songwriter, composer and bandleader who was on with Stephen Colbert from 2015-2022 (7) |
| BOA | This singer-songwriter, composer, and actress is often referred to as the "Queen of K-pop"; she debuted in 2000 at age 13 |
| MARAT | Victim in a Jacques-Louis David painting |
| BOULES | Game that might be played with a Jacques? (6) |
| TERRY | Canadian singer-songwriter best known for his 1974 hit Seasons in the Sun, based on the Jacques Brel song Le Moribond (5,5) |
| JACKS | Canadian singer-songwriter best known for his 1974 hit Seasons in the Sun, based on the Jacques Brel song Le Moribond (5,5) |
| GOAWAY | "If You ___" (Jacques Brel song; 2 wds.) |
| IFWE | "__ Only Have Love": Jacques Brel song |
| AMOUR | Frequent Jacques Brel song subject |
| GIMBEL | Norman ___, lyricist who wrote the English lyrics for The Girl From Ipanema (6) |
| ELIOT | T S ___, American poet, playwright, and literary critic whose works include The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock |
| YVIVAESPANA | Pop song whose English language version was a top ten UK hit for Sylvia in 1974 |
| LEHAR | Lorenz Hart wrote the English lyrics of Vilia, the Merry Widow song, for this composer |
| AMSTERDAM | 1964 song by Jacques Brel covered by David Bowie on the B-side of Sorrow in 1973 |
| STYNE | Songwriter/composer Jule known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Funny Girl, b. Julius Kerwin Stein |
