| LITTLERICHARD | The architect of rock and roll, and a "frutti" king. |
| TINATURNER | Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, and a description of this crossword? |
| CHUCKBERRY | American songwriter who was one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and was known for his song Johnny B. Goode: 2 wds. |
| DINAHWASHINGTON | Although known as "Queen of the Blues", she is an inductee of both the Rock & Roll and the Big Band & Jazz Hall of Fame: 2 wds |
| LES | Paul who's the only inductee of both the Rock & Roll and National Inventors halls of fame |
| ETTA | James in both the Rock and Roll and Blues halls of fame |
| OHIO | Home to both the Rock and Roll and Pro Football Halls of Fame |
| FAN | "I was playing rock and roll and you were just a_", from Elton John's " Love Lies Bleeding" (3) |
| EIFFEL | French engineer who was the architect of the inner structure of the Statue of Liberty (6) |
| EERO | First name of the architect of NYC'S CBS Building, aka "Black Rock" |
| GRUNGE | A style of raucous rock music and fashion for untidy clothes popular in the early 1990s (6) |
| BILLHALEY | "Rock Around the Clock" singer called "the King of Rock and Roll" |
| YAMAMOTO | Which Japanese naval commander and former Harvard student was the architect of the attack on Pearl Harbour? (8) |
| HEATHROW | The late Richard Rogers was the architect of Terminal 5 at this airport (8) |
| DAEDALUS | In Greek mythology, the architect of the Labyrinth on Crete (8) |
| JOSEPH | Keith, government minister and one of the architects of Thatcherism (6) |
| TIME | Magazine whose 2025 People of the Year were "the architects of AI" |
| BRET | Michaels of rock music and reality TV |
| PRESLEY | Last name of the King of Rock and Roll |
| RUSHMORE | Gutzon Borglum was the architect of this large granite sculpture of four US presidents, Mount ... |
