US musician whose most famous song recalls "the day the music died" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DONMCLEAN US musician whose most famous song recalls "the day the music died" (9) The Times Specialist Feb 17, 2025
5% CAROUSEL Musical with the song "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" (8) New York Times Jul 2, 2026
5% NOTED Famous as a piece of music? (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jun 23, 2026
5% OCCUPY Protest movement whose most famous demonstration was in Wall Street in 2011 (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 14, 2026
5% LISA Mona ___ (Louvre's most famous attraction) (4)
5% AMERICANPIE "The day the music died" song (11) USA Today Feb 24, 2018
4% ENNIO ___ Morricone, famous film composer whose "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" score is one of the most influential soundtracks in history (5)
4% AMOS Famous __ cookies (4) LA Times Daily Jul 9, 2026
4% CASSAVA Plant whose root is used to make tapioca (7) The Times Concise Jul 8, 2026
4% KNOW Gotye's song, "Somebody That I Used to ___" (4)

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