| MRINBETWEEN | Something to "call me" per an old song, or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| TEDDYBEAR | Collected by arctophiles, any one of the soft toys depicted enjoying a picnic in an old song or in paintings by Molly Brett, for example (5,4) |
| POEMS | They're "made by fools like me," per Kilmer |
| SNATCH | A swift act or thing, such as a hasty grab or catch; a kidnapping or theft; a quick bite to eat; a brief spell of exertion, sleep, time etc; a fragment of a song or a talk; or, a quibble (6) |
| IDA | Girl who's "sweet as apple cider," per an old song |
| ONETWOTHREEKICK | Classic Xavier Cugat song ... or a hint to the invitation in the circled letters |
| HITPARADE | List of popular songs ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| BLOWININTHEWIND | Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the object |
| BOG | It has a hole with a tree with a branch with a limb with a nest with a bird with an egg, per an Irish folk song |
| HAY | What to make while the sun shines, per an old proverb |
| BASES | Contents of three squares in this puzzle, per an old comedy routine |
| DAM | What the fish said when it swam into a concrete wall, per an old joke |
| INACAN | Where Prince Albert could be found, per an old crank-call joke |
| OPERA | Of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive, per an old quip |
| DRONE | Bourdon of a bagpipe or a song; or, a male honey bee whose sole aim is to mate with a queen (5) |
| ATREE | What's clothed in summer and naked in winter, per an old riddle |
| DASANI | "The water that makes your mouth water," per an old ad campaign |
| HIT | Blockbuster film or successful song; or, a single visit to a website (3) |
| AUBADE | A morning love song or a song or poem about lovers separating at dawn |
| NAME | That's somehow a mean thing to call me! (4) |
