| THEBLUES | Something to sing ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 45-Across's starts |
| NOTMYFIRSTRODEO | "Done this before, you know!" ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 48-Across |
| SNAKE | Kind of reptile found at the starts of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40-, 47- and 60-Across |
| HOTSTUFF | 1979 Donna Summer song, and a description of 17-, 23-, 31-, 43- and 49-Across |
| LILT | To sing or play in a rhythmic or gay manner |
| MIME | Pretend to sing or play an instrument as a recording is played (4) |
| PENS | They relate to this puzzle's title, and can follow the first word of 20-, 31-, 40-, and 52-Acoss |
| FIRSTSTATE | Delaware's nickname, or a hint to 17-, 23- and 54- Across |
| ALONG | Way to sing or tag |
| CAROL | Here's something to sing about - a vehicle for a start! |
| TUNE | Iris 'Love's ___' and daylily '___ The Harp' are something to sing about (4) |
| EVERYWORD | 'We meet, and the angels sing; The angels sing the sweetest song I ever heard; You speak, and the angels sing; Or am I breathing music into ...," wrote Benny Goodman (5,4) |
| THESWEETEST | "We meet, and the angels sing; The angels sing ... song I ever heard; You speak, and the angels sing; Or am I breathing music into every word?" (3,8) |
| CHORUS | Something to sing over and over |
| ARIA | A Bavarian has something to sing about (4) |
| LYRIC | Unlikely riches will offer something to sing about? On the contrary (5) |
| DITTY | Something to sing time after time when absorbed by home improvement |
| NIGHTINGALE | The bird presumably had something to sing about in the morning (11) |
| DISCS | Spinner's best delivery is something to sing about (7,5) |
| PERFECT | Spinner's best delivery is something to sing about (7,5) |
