| NOAHKAHAN | Singer/songwriter noted for his 2017 song 'Hurt Somebody' (4,5) |
| EVERYBODY | REM song, - - - Hurts (9) |
| GUADAGNINO | Luca, film director noted for his 2017 film Call Me By Your Name (10) |
| ADAM | ____ Kay, comedian noted for his 2017 memoir about life as a trainee doctor (4) |
| NOAH | "Hurt Somebody" singer Kahan |
| PAULSIMON | Singer-songwriter noted for his musical partnership with Art Garfunkel (4,5) |
| BELLYACHE | 2017 song by Billie Eilish which was inspired by Tyler the Creator's Garbage |
| MEANTTOBE | 2017 song about trusting fate: 3 wds. |
| DIEFORYOU | 2017 song whose remix hit #1 in 2023: 3 wds. |
| OCEANEYES | Triple-platinum 2017 song by Billie Eilish |
| NILSSON | Swedish operatic soprano noted for Wagnerian roles; or, a singer songwriter noted for his versions of Everybodys Talkin and Without You (7) |
| SIFFRE | Labi, British singer/songwriter noted for his song (Something Inside) So Strong (6) |
| WINWOOD | Steve, English singer/songwriter noted for his song Higher Love released in 1986 (7) |
| MARCCOHN | Singer-songwriter noted for his song 'Walking in Memphis' (4,4) |
| DEKKER | Desmond, reggae singer/songwriter noted for his song, Israelites, with The Aces (6) |
| DAVID | Craig ***** , singer-songwriter noted for his song '7 Days' released in 2000 (5) |
| KUSHNER | David, singer-songwriter noted for his song Daylight, released in 2023 (7) |
| MELLENCAMP | John, singer-songwriter noted for his song Jack & Diane (10) |
| COHEN | Leonard ***** , singer/songwriter noted for his 1967 song 'Suzanne' (5) |
| GOLD | Andrew, singer/songwriter noted for his 1977 song Lonely Boy (4) |
