| ANDREWBARTONPATERSON | Who wrote the words to Waltzing Matilda? (6,6,8) |
| BANJO | _____ Paterson, Australian poet who wrote the words to 'Waltzing Matilda' (5) |
| SWAGMAN | Character central to Waltzing Matilda (7) |
| ROSSETTI | Christina, poet who wrote the words to the carol In The Bleak Midwinter (8) |
| JOHNNYMERCER | Lyricist born 11/18/1909 who wrote the words to the 10 songs with asterisked clues |
| ELEANOR | English author who wrote the words to the hymn Morning Has Broken, _ Farjeon (7) |
| KAHN | Gus who wrote the words to "Makin' Whoopee" |
| IRA | The Gershwin who wrote the words |
| SCOTTKEY | Francis ___, U.S. lawyer who wrote the words of The Star-Spangled Banner in 1814 (5,3) |
| SAMMYCAHN | Professional name of U.S. lyricist who wrote the words for the song High Hopes (5,4) |
| JAMESTHOMSON | Scottish poet (c1700 - 48), who wrote the words for Rule Britannia (5,7) |
| TIMRICE | Lyricist who wrote the words for Alan Menkel's musical 'King David' (3,4) |
| SHEL | Silverstein who wrote the words and music for Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" |
| ACTION | 'Suit the ___ to the word, the word to the ___' (Hamlet) (6) |
| TROOPER | Mounted policeman of the type who accompanied the squatter (mounted on his thoroughbred) in the Australian song Waltzing Matilda |
| ECCLESIASTES | Book of the Old Testament that is the source of the words to Pete Seeger's song Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season) |
| LYRIC | Left one to cry about the words to the song (5) |
| KEY | Francis Scott ___ wrote the words for the American national anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner. (3) |
| CHARLESWESLEY | Methodist who co-wrote the words of carol Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (7,6) |
| PATERSON | Australian poet who wrote the country's unofficial national anthem, 'Waltzing Matilda', in 1895 (5,8) |
