| TUMBLINGTUMBLEWEEDS | Western standard by American band Sons of the Pioneers written by the group's Winnipeg-born member Bob Nolan (b.1908 - d.1980) ...Trivia! Both the song and the songwriter are in the Canadian Songwrite |
| TETRADS | Groups of four, and what's spelled out by the groups of four in this puzzle's theme answers |
| CLASSICALMUSIC | Accepted as a standard by American after months in charge of what Mozart produced (9,5) |
| PARADE | Column standard by American editor on the up (6) |
| TIMES | ___ Square (landmark suggested by the groups of circled letters) |
| NOLAN | Canadian who was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers |
| VOLT | Alt-rock band Son ___ |
| ROYROGERS | Sons of the Pioneers leader |
| COOLWATER | Sons of the Pioneers classic song ("Keep a-movin', Dan . .") |
| NORMAL | Form of Roman law, not a western standard (6) |
| AMERICANFLAG | Lose strength after not finishing coffee? It's a western standard (8.4) |
| EST | Not Western Standard Time... |
| ROBBIE | Mr. Robertson, Toronto-born member of The Band with the song "Acadian Driftwood" with the line "They call my home the land of snow" |
| LESPAUL | American guitarist who was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar (3,4) |
| ALICEBTOKLAS | American-born member of the Parisian avantgarde of the early 20th century whose lover was Gertrude S |
| CHUCKBERRY | American songwriter who was one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and was known for his song Johnny B. Goode: 2 wds. |
| ALLSTAR | Song by American band Smash Mouth, featured in the opening credits of the 2001 film Shrek (3,4) |
| HOLA | This long-running Spanish publication is one of the pioneers of the celebrity magazine. (4) |
| MCMICHAEL | The ___ Canadian Art Collection (Gallery in the Ontario village of Kleinburg, it features works by The Group of Seven) |
| EPIGONI | In Greek legend, the sons of the "Seven against Thebes" who avenged the death of their fathers (7) |
