| NATKINGCOLE | US singer and jazz pianist whose 'Mona Lisa' won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1950 (3,4,4) |
| NAT | ___ King Cole, singer and jazz pianist (3) |
| ELLINGTON | Heather introduced by John, singer and jazz musician (9) |
| FIGHTFORYOU | H.E.R. song from Judas and the Black Messiah that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2021: 3 wds. |
| CITYOFSTARS | Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone song from La La Land that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2017: 3 wds. |
| ALMOSTTHERE | The Princess and the Frog song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| ISAAC | US singer-songwriter and actor whose 'Theme from Shaft' won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1972 (5,5) |
| HAYES | US singer-songwriter and actor whose 'Theme from Shaft' won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1972 (5,5) |
| HOWFARILLGO | Moana song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2016: 4 wds. |
| SHALLOW | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song from A Star Is Born that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2019 |
| SKYFALL | Adele title song from a James Bond movie that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2013 |
| STONEWALLER | Rock and jazz pianist -- obdurate type (11) |
| SCOTTJOPLIN | African-American composer and pianist whose compositions included Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer (5,6) |
| THISISME | Song from The Greatest Showman which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2017 3 wds |
| WALL | Writing on the _ song from Spectre Which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2015 |
| ADELE | UK singer who won an Oscar for Best Original song in 2013 (5) |
| STARS | City of _ song from La La Land which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2016 |
| FATS | and 46dn, American jazz pianist whose best-known compositions include Ain't Misbehavin' and Honeysuckle Rose |
| ALEXANDRE | ___ Desplat French composer who won the 2018 Oscar for Best Original Score for the film The Shape of Water |
| CHICKCOREA | 23-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist whose first name is also the term for a baby bird: 2 wds. |
