Crossword Clue: Toto song with a girl's name
Here's the answer to the Toto song with a girl's name crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: ROSANNA
ROSANNA solves the clue "Toto song with a girl's name". Spanning 7 letters (3 vowels, 4 consonants), it begins at R and ends at A. Like most crossword fill, it lives at the intersection of two words, so a single confirmed crossing letter frequently reveals the whole entry.
Origin & meaning
'Rosanna' is Toto's 1982 hit from the album 'Toto IV.' It won the Grammy for Record of the Year and features a distinctive shuffle drum pattern.
Common usage
Rosanna turns up often in crosswords because of that letter mix. Words like ROSANNA interlock cleanly with longer entries, so constructors reach for them to make a grid fit together without awkward clashes. Given a 7-square slot and a crossing letter or two, it's usually quick to confirm.
Crossword trivia
At 7 letters, ROSANNA shows up in daily mini and themed puzzles far more than longer, obscure words. It's the kind of entry worth memorizing — the more common short words you know cold, the faster you solve.
Stuck on this clue?
If this clue won't come, leave it and fill the answers that cross it. Once a couple of ROSANNA's letters are locked by neighboring words, the entry tends to reveal itself. Crossings beat staring at a clue every time.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue ROSANNA — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed ROSANNA was right."
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing ROSANNA into the grid took no time at all."
- "Rosanna is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."