| LOAF | Meat ___ (singer who passed away on Jan. 20) |
| LYNN | Vera _, singer who passed away in 2020 (4) |
| JOE | Biden who moved into the White House on Jan. 20 |
| JILL | Biden who moved into the White House on Jan. 20 |
| WHITEHOUSECURSE | Ronald Reagan broke it on Jan. 20, 1989 |
| BARRYWHITE | Deep-voiced singer who passed away in 2003 |
| MEATLOAF | 'Bat Out of Hell' singer who passed away last month (4,4) |
| LATA | _ Mangeshkar, iconic Bollywood playback singer who passed away in February (4) |
| DARIUS | X Factor singer who passed away in 2022, _ Campbell (6) |
| COOLIO | "Gangsta's-Paradise"-rapper-who-passed-away-on-9/28/22 |
| PELE | Soccer legend who passed away on Dec. 29 at the age of 82 |
| TALENT | "America's Got ___" (show hosted for two seasons by Jerry Springer, who passed away on Thursday at age 79) |
| ROSS | "Glengarry Glen ___" (classic 1992 movie starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, and the great Alan Arkin, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 89) |
| MILANKUNDERA | "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" novelist who passed away on July 11 at the age of 94 |
| PIRATE | "A ___ Looks at Forty" (1975 hit for Jimmy Buffett, who passed away on Friday at age 76) |
| ROSALYNNCARTER | First lady and mental health advocate who passed away on Nov. 19 after 77 years of marriage |
| BILLWALTON | 6' 11" NBA Hall of Famer (and huge Grateful Dead fan) who passed away on Monday at the age of 71 |
| ALAN | "L.A. Law" actor Rachins who passed away on Sunday at the age of 82 |
| WHEEL | "___ of Fortune" (game show hosted from 1975-1981 by Chuck Woolery, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 83) |
| LISALORING | Actress who played Wednesday Addams on the original "The Addams Family"; she passed away on Saturday at the age of 64 |
