*1972 hit with the line "The day the music died" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue *1972 hit with the line "The day the music died" . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AMERICANPIE.

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Crossword Answer For *1972 hit with the line "The day the music died":

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AMERICANPIE *1972 hit with the line "The day the music died" (11)
6% USEME 1972 Bill Withers hit (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
6% SLUR Curved line, in music (4) LA Times Mini Sep 22, 2025
6% GONG Hit music producer? (4) Newsday Sep 6, 2025
6% STAFF Musical lines? (5) Universal Aug 17, 2025
5% PLATFORM Dais (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 16, 2025
5% SPOT "That hit the ___" (4) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
5% MYFAIRLADY Family day out taking in Lerner's latest musical (10) The Times Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
5% SHARPS ###, in music (6) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
5% DAH "Lah-di-___!" (3)
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