| ROSANNE | _ Cash, US country singer who won a Grammy in l986 for "I Don't Know Why You Didn't Want Me' (7) |
| SHE | "___ didn't want me to dream of staying put, / ___ wanted me to dream of flying away" (lines from Caridad Moro-Gronlier's "In Defense of My Mother Who Never Bought Me a Barbie Dreamhouse") |
| UTILITY | We have to know why you lit it! It was such a useful thing to have! (7) |
| BREEZE | Why you didn't wear your hat for a picnic! (6) |
| EONS | Periods it takes for, I don't know, let's say, mammals to evolve |
| PAWNSHOP | Cash America establishment |
| NOME | "___ gusta" (Spanish for "I don't like it") |
| METHENY | Pat _, US jazz guitarist who has won a Grammy in 10 categories (7) |
| KENNEDY | John F. ___ US President who was nominated for a Grammy in the Spoken Word category in 1964 |
| LORETTA | _ Lynn, late US country singer who died in 2022 (7) |
| LIKEIDO | "I don't know why I love you ___ ..." |
| DANGELO | One-named R&B singer who won a Grammy for his 2014 album |
| ANDREWS | see 40ac, English actress and singer who won a Best Actress Oscar for Mary Poppins |
| SANTANA | From a 'Soul Sacrifice' at Woodstock to a Grammy in 2003, and still rocking today |
| REALISE | See lira fluctuating ___ cash some investments (7) |
| THELMAHOUSTON | American singer who won a Grammy for her 1977 hit single Don't Leave Me This Way (6,7) |
| BLAKESHELTON | God's Country singer who won the Social Country Star award at the 2023 People's Choice Country Awards: 2 wds. |
| ADAMS | Bryan ___ Canadian singer who won a Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 1992 |
| JESSIEBUCKLEY | Irish actress and singer who won a Golden Globe for her role as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet (6.7) |
| MACKTHEKNIFE | Which song earned Bobby Darin a Grammy in 1959 and Ella Fitzgerald a Grammy in 1961? (4,3,5) |
