| SHAKEITOFF | Taylor Swift hit song about defying the haters, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| ALLTO | "___ Well" (Taylor Swift hit song) |
| ANTIHERO | 2022 Taylor Swift hit song |
| LIONAROUND | Answer to the joke "What is the lazy pride member known for?," and an apt title for this puzzle? |
| MOVINONUP | "The Jeffersons" theme song, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| LETSDANCE | Classic David Bowie song with the lyric "Put on your red shoes," and an apt title for this puzzle |
| HEART | Motley Crue canceled its 1988 U.K. tour after guitarist Nikki Sixx was declared dead in Los Angeles from a heroin overdose; an alert medic revived him, and Sixx later wrote this hit song about the inc |
| PALLINGAROUND | Out with the guys, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| LGBTQRIGHTS | Freedoms protected by the Equality Act, and an apt title for this puzzle? |
| THECOLORPURPLE | 2023 musical film produced bym Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| PLACEMENTEXAM | Requirement for many a private school, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| MISOGYNISTS | With such songs I get misty concerning the haters of the fairer sex (11) |
| PLUGOLA | Paid endorsement, in slang, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| JDS | Law school grads, briefly, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| IVEBEENHAD | Scam victim's lament, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| BETWEENYOUANDME | Secret-teller's intro, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| LETSSEESOMEID | Demand from a suspicious bartender, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| PRIMETIME | Popular television programming block, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| HAPPYNEWYEAR | Celebratory shout heard before "Auld Lang Syne" is played, and an apt title for this puzzle? |
| FLIPACOIN | Decide by calling heads or tails, and an apt title for this puzzle |
