| SONGOFSOLOMON | 1977 novel by Toni Morrison which is about the life of an African-American man living in Michigan: 3 wds. |
| HOME | 2012 novel by Toni Morrison which is about a young veteran of the Korean War |
| EYE | The Bluest ___ 1970 novel written by Toni Morrison which is about a young girl growing up during the years of Great Depression |
| CHI | A Greek letter that came from Lake Michigan (3) |
| ALSTON | Charles ___, artist whose bust of M.L.K. Jr. was the first image of an African American displayed at the White House |
| GNOME | Legendary old man living in the depths of the earth (5) |
| BLACKBETTY | 1977 Ram Jam single based on a 1939 recording of an African-American folk song |
| DUDEOFEDINBURGH | Man living in Scotland's capital? |
| FAH | The odd flash after doh re mi (3) |
| DOH | -, re, mi (3) |
| HELPTHECHILD | God ___ 2014 novel by Toni Morrison about a blue-black skinned girl who is neglected by her light-skinned parents: 3 wds. |
| ANNIE | 1946 musical with songs and lyrics by Irving Berlin, a fictionalised version of the life of an American frontier character (5,3,4,3) |
| GETYOURGUN | 1946 musical with songs and lyrics by Irving Berlin, a fictionalised version of the life of an American frontier character (5,3,4,3) |
| MADDINGCROWD | Far from the ___ 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy which is about the farming community in Victorian England: 2 wds. |
| BELOVED | 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Toni Morrison following the story of escaped slave Sethe (7) |
| THEBLINDSIDE | 2009 biographical sports drama based on a book which is about the story of Michael Lewis featuring Michael Oher of NFL: 3 wds. |
| TIKKI | Rikki-___-Tavi short story by Rudyard Kipling from 8a which is about the adventures of an Indian mongoose |
| SULA | 1973 novel by Toni Morrison about two friends whose lives change after a tragic accident |
| OHAIRTHEMUSICAL | Unlikely Broadway production about the life of an atheist? |
| EVITA | Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical on the life of an Argentinian icon; Mid-Cheshire Musical Theatre Company's production (September 2019) has been nominated for best musical by the National Oper |
