| AFC | With 4-Across, football division for the Ravens and Browns |
| NORTH | football division for the Ravens and Browns |
| SHEFFIELD | ___ 69 Across, football team (9) |
| EPICPOEM | Depict content on film finale following the author of the Raven and Beowulf? (4,4) |
| ALLANPOE | US author whose works include The Raven and The Fall of the House of Usher (5,5,3) |
| EDGAR | US author whose works include The Raven and The Fall of the House of Usher (5,5,3) |
| EDGARALLANPOE | American gothic writer known for his works like The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart: 3 wds. |
| POE | The Raven and The Pendulum author, Edgar Allan ... |
| TABU | (Japan) Thick-soled ankle socks with division for the big toe (4) |
| TABI | (Japan) Thick-soled ankle socks with division for the big toe (4) |
| CROW | Cousin of the raven and jay |
| AFCEAST | Division for the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills |
| EAST | N.L. division for the Phillies and Mets |
| NLEAST | Division for the Wash. Nationals and N.Y. Mets |
| OHIO | Home state of US sports teams the Reds, Cavaliers, Bengals and Browns (4) |
| LALIGA | Top professional football division in Spain, corresponding to the English Premier League (2,4) |
| POEMS | "The Raven" and "Trees" |
| BALLANTYNE | Family chronicled in Wilbur Smith's series of novels that includes Call of the Raven and A Falcon Flies (10) |
| JOEFLACCO | Former Ravens and Broncos quarterback and 2013 Super Bowl MVP who signed with the Jets in 2020: 2 wds. |
| ODIN | Norse god with two ravens and an eight-legged horse called Sleipnir (4) |