| NEILSEDAKA | US singer-songwriter whose hits include 'Oh! Carol' (1959) and 'Laughter in the Rain' (1974) (4,6) |
| LAUGHTER | ___ in the Rain 1974 song by Neil Sedaka that topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
| ROYORBISON | American singer-songwriter whose hits include Only the Lonely, Crying and Oh, Pretty Woman |
| USHAKHANNA | Who made her debut as musical director in the Indian film industry with Dil Deke Dekho (1959) and received and received a Filmfare Award nomination for composing the songs for the hit film Souten (198 |
| RABIHSAGER | Saudi singer-songwriter whose hits include "Ya Nasiem Al Lail," "Biscat," and "Sarien" (5,5) |
| RAYCHARLES | Blind American singer/ songwriter whose hits include Hit the Road, Jack (3,7) |
| CAROLEKING | US singer-songwriter whose writing credits include 'The Loco-Motion' (1962; Little Eva) and '(You Make Me Feel like) A Natural Woman' (1967; Aretha Franklin) (6,4) |
| TITUSALONE | Novel by Mervyn Peake published in 1959 and the fourth in his Gormenghast series (5,5) |
| POSTALCODE | A communications innovation first used in the UK in Norwich (1959) and Croydon (1967) |
| TRAGICOMIC | Go Arctic? I'm lost, provoking tears and laughter (10) |
| LIONELRICHIE | US singer-songwriter whose hits include 'Truly' (1982) and Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) (5,5) |
| SEDAKA | Singer of the 1975 #1 hit "Laughter in the Rain" |
| GWENSTEFANI | US singer-songwriter whose hits include 'What You Waiting For?' (2004) and 'Wind It Up' (2006) (4,7) |
| NEIL | -- Sedaka, US singer with hit 'Oh! Carol' in 1959 (4) |
| ORBISON | Roy ___, American singer-songwriter whose hits include Only the Lonely, Crying and Oh, Pretty Woman |
| ROGERWHITTAKER | Singer-songwriter whose hits include Durham Town (The Leavin') and The Last Farewell |
| NSS | "Laughter in the Rain" singer ...his initials-sharers |
| HANKWILLIAMS | Legendary US singer-songwriter whose hits include "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" (4-8) |
| WILSONPICKETT | American singer and songwriter whose hits include In the Midnight Hour |
| REA | Chris ___, English singer-songwriter whose hits include Fool (If You Think It's Over) and The Road to Hell |
