| OTISREDDING | American soul singer who died in a plane crash a month before his biggest hit, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, was released |
| OTIS | ____ Redding, U.S. soul singer/songwriter noted for his hit (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay released in 1968 (4) |
| REDDING | American soul singer whose biggest hit was (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (4,7) |
| LESLIEHOWARD | English actor, remembered for his role in Gone With the Wind; died in a plane crash in 1943 (6,6) |
| AMARILLO | Singer Tony Christie was granted the freedom of which Texas town mentioned in the title of his biggest hit? (8) |
| BAY | Otis Redding hit, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the ___ |
| SAMCOOKE | American soul singer shot dead by the manager of the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles in 1964 |
| PATSYCLINE | American country music singer who died in a plane crash in 1963 |
| BUDDYHOLLY | American rock 'n' roll musician who died in a plane crash in 1959 (5,5) |
| BUDDY | First name of a pioneering American rock and roll musician who died in a plane crash (5) |
| PAYNE | ..... Stewart, American golfer who died in a plane crash in 1999 (5) |
| VALENS | Ritchie, singer-actor who died in a plane crash in 1959 aged 17 (6) |
| LIN | Chinese military leader, alleged to have plotted against Mao, who died in a plane crash in 1971 (3,4) |
| BIAO | Chinese military leader, alleged to have plotted against Mao, who died in a plane crash in 1971 (3,4) |
| CRONJE | Hansie, South African national cricket captain who died in a plane crash in 2002 (6) |
| HEINZ | A member of the Tornados, his biggest solo hit was Just like Eddie in 1963 |
| EMILIANOSALA | Argentinian footballer who died in a plane crash in 2019 |
| ALASKA | Two-time Olympic champion Charley Paddock died in a plane crash in this state (6) |
| ALGREEN | American soul singer whose biggest hit was Let's Stay Together (2,5) |
| BROWN | James, American soul singer whose songs include Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (5) |
