| MIGHTYQUINN | Song by rock band Manfred Mann released in 1968 (6,5) |
| MANN | Brit band Manfred ___ |
| STAIRWAY | ____ to Heaven, song by rock band Led Zeppelin released in 1971 (8) |
| STUPIDGIRL | Song by rock band Garbage that reached No. 4 in the UK charts in 1996 (6,4) |
| SITDOWN | Song by rock band James that reached No. 2 in the UK charts in 1991 (3,4) |
| OTISREDDING | US singer-songwriter whose posthumous album The Dock of the Bay was released in 1968 (4,7) |
| THAT | ___ Smell 1977 song by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie Blow |
| SAVEME | Song by rock band Queen, released 1980 (4,2) |
| FREE | ___ Bird 1973 hit song by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie Forrest Gump |
| MAN | Simple ___ 1973 hit song by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie Almost Famous |
| NIGHT | Saturday ___ Special 1975 hit song by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie The Longest Yard |
| LOVESHINEALIGHT | Song by rock band Katrina And The Waves that was Britain's last Eurovision winner in 1997 (4,5,1,5) |
| AWAY | Gouge ___ song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah |
| AIRKISSES | "Mwah! Mwah!" song by rock band leads to exciting sounds (3,6) |
| ALIBI | Waiting for an -----, 1979 song by rock band Thin Lizzy (5) |
| SWEETHOME | ___ Alabama 1974 hit song by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| WHATSYOUR | ___ Name 1977 hit song by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that is the opening track on their album Street Survivors: 2 wds. |
| HEY | ___ Soul Sister 2009 song by rock band Train and maybe the start of a conversation |
| WHATSUP | 1993 song by rock band 4 Non Blondes and maybe a response to 13a: 2 wds. |
| MACARTHUR | ____ Park, song by Jimmy Webb first released in 1968 and later covered by Donna Summer (9) |
