| MOONRIVER | Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition that won the 1962 Best Original Song Oscar (4,5) |
| KILMORE | Horse that won the 1962 Grand National |
| RIVER | Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition; 1962 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner (4,5) |
| MOON | Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer composition; 1962 Best Music, Original Song Oscar winner (4,5) |
| PETERGUNN | The theme from this 1958 TV series reached number one on the pop charts and earned an Emmy nomination for its composer, Henry Mancini (5,4) |
| ELIMINATE | You've got to ___ the negative, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive: 1944 song by Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers (9) |
| RUDIALTIG | German cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a Espana and the 1966 world championship (4,5) |
| BREAKFAST | Film that won Best Original Song Oscar for Moon River, ------- -- at Tiffany's (9) |
| ELTONJOHN | Best Original Song Oscar winner for (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again from the 2019 film Rocketman: 2 wds. |
| IMJUSTKEN | Best Original Song Oscar nominee with the lyric "Anywhere else, I'd be a ten" |
| HIGHHOPES | 1959 Best Original Song Oscar winner |
| SATINDOLL | Ellington-Strayhorn hit to which Johnny Mercer later added lyrics |
| AFORTIORI | With a better argument, American Mancini ultimately pens 'keep Moon River' (1,8) |
| OFWINE | Henry Mancini won the Academy's Best Song Award for his contribution to Blake Edwards' Days ... And |
| THECONTINENTAL | The first song to win the Best Original Song Oscar, sung by Ginger Rogers in the 1934 film The Gay Divorcee (3,11) |
| IFYOUWEREMINE | Song by Matty Malneck and Johnny Mercer recorded by Billie Holiday in October 1935 |
| THATOLDBLACKMAGIC | Popular song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer (4,3,5,5) |
| RRR | Film that won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Naatu Naatu," the first Indian film to do so |
| ALTIG | Rudi ___, German cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a Espana and the world championship in 1966 |
| NORMARAE | 1979 movie that won a Best Original Song Oscar for "It Goes Like It Goes" |
