| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NUDE | "In Rainbows" Radiohead song for the buff? |
| MARIA | Name for the wind, in song |
| ROOT | Cheer for the home team, in song |
| ENYA | Oscar nominee for a song in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| YMCA | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? |
| ENYA | Singer who co-composed a song in Elvish for "The Lord of the Rings" |
| FITZGERALD | Vocalist known for the 1944 song whose title (and first line) appears in the shaded squares |
| FUNICULI | Title word in a song that begins, "Some think the world is made for fun and frolic" |
| HOTSTUFF | 1979 song for which Donna Summer won a Grammy, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred clues |
