| LALALAND | 2016 movie musical whose songs' lyrics were written by the same composing team as 16-Across: 3 wds. |
| INTERNATIONALE | Left-wing anthem whose lyrics were written by the anarchist Eugene Pottier, with "The" |
| DREAMS | These lyrics were written by an optimist: "I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my ___" |
| HUMTHETUNE | What to do if you don't know a song's lyrics |
| EEL | Fish such as 16 Across (3) |
| FAME | 1980 movie musical whose title song was performed by Irene Cara |
| NINE | Movie musical whose ensemble cast included Daniel Day-Lewis and Judi Dench |
| LALA | ___ Land (2016 movie musical): 2 wds. |
| MISSSAIGON | 1989 Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil West End musical whose lyrics were co-written by Richard Maltby, Jr |
| PORTER | The music and lyrics for Kiss Me, Kate were written by Cole ... |
| BIFF | Sound of a punch [E] {I created this puzzle for Take Your Kids To Work Day in collaboration with my then-nine-year-old twins. Clues followed by an [S] were written by Sid, and clues followed by an [E] |
| EWART | Middle name of William Gladstone; or, the poet whose lyrics were used for the WAGGGS World Song anthem (5) |
| DIRTONMYBOOTS | 2016 Jon Pardi hit with the lyrics We're gonna dance the dust right off them tonight: 4 wds. |
| UNPLAYABLE | According to the players they were written for, the violin concertos by Tchaikovsky and Barber were ____ |
| AMAZINGGRACE | Hymn whose words were written by John Newton |
| ACHORUSLINE | A stage and "film musical whose songs include "At The Ballet" and "What I Did For Love" (1,6,4) |
| HIGHERANDHIGHER | 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical whose songs include I'm Afraid and It Never Entered My Mind (6,3,6) |
| IBSEN | Ghosts and A Doll's House were written by this Norwegian playwright |
| ONEILL | Only rotten plays were written by him |
| BACONIANS | Firm believers that Shakespeare's plays were written by statesman Francis |
