| RINGO | ____ Starr, English drummer for The Beatles who wrote the song Don't Pass Me By (5) |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | Singer and bass guitarist for the Beatles who was knighted in 1998: 2 wds. |
| STARR | Beatle who wrote and sang "Don't Pass Me By" |
| EVITA | Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice featuring the song Don't Cry For Me Argentina (5) |
| RORIE | David ---, Scottish doctor, folklorist and poet who wrote the song The Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon (5) |
| MABEL | Singer who had a 2019 hit with the song Don't Call Me Up (5) |
| LINDA | Who sang with Aaron Neville to win a Grammy for the song "Don't Know Much"? (5,8) |
| DYLAN | Music icon Bob who wrote the song suggested by the starts of this puzzle's theme entries |
| PAYNE | John Howard ___, American actor and playwright who wrote the song Home! Sweet Home! (5) |
| ARLEN | Harold ___, American composer who wrote the songs for The Wizard of Oz |
| ASWAD | Reggae group whose version of the song Don't Turn Around was a UK No. 1 hit in 1988 (5) |
| LAYBY | It doesn't say who wrote the song "Keep right on ___ " - no, stop here! (3-2) |
| LEAPS | Pass me on all plans for fish ladders (6,5) |
| MASON | English drummer and founding member at Pink Floyd, Nick _ (5) |
| COHEN | Leonard who wrote the song "Hallelujah" |
| ATRIP | Hippie 1: "How was Woodstock, man?" Hippie 2: "It was _ ____, man! Pass me that banana peel." |
| SMEAR | Pass me a report concealing false accusation |
| FLAIL | Don't pass round the trainee's weapon! (5) |
| KEITHMOON | English drummer rated second-greatest drummer by Rolling Stone who was part of the band The Who: 2 wds. |
| FRAIL | Lacking strength, don't pass around river (5) |
