| INHER | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "___ Eyes" |
| UNCLES | McCartney's Albert and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Charlie |
| JOHNMCEUEN | He left the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1987...and rejoined them in 2001 |
| CADILLACRANCH | 1980 Bruce Springsteen song that was covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 2 wds. |
| MRBOJANGLES | 1971 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song |
| ROBOTOBOJANGLES | Styx 1983, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1971 |
| MORAL | Molar? Well it is the nitty gritty of the story (5) |
| TACKS | Into the nitty gritty of dancing to the horn section wanderings? (7,4,2,3,5,5) |
| BRASS | Into the nitty gritty of dancing to the horn section wanderings? (7,4,2,3,5,5) |
| TOTHE | Into the nitty gritty of dancing to the horn section wanderings? (7,4,2,3,5,5) |
| GETTINGDOWN | Into the nitty gritty of dancing to the horn section wanderings? (7,4,2,3,5,5) |
| DIRT | The Nitty Gritty ___ Band |
| RAWMEAT | The nitty-gritty of conflict over team changes (3,4) |
| NUMB | Unfeeling male absorbed in the nitty-gritty (4) |
| COLONEL | Officer getting to the nitty gritty in talk |
| BRASSTACKS | The nitty-gritty |
| REALITIES | Dismayed Israelite gets down to the nitty-gritty |
| DETAILS | Gets the nitty-gritty, then cuts it short (7) |
| ESSENCE | Concentrate on the nitty-gritty (7) |
| IRONOUT | Resolve, as the nitty-gritty |
