Crossword puzzle clue "modern and familiar"

Modern and familiar

He wrote "Modern Science and Modern Man."

Web concerns ... and based on six familiar names hidden in rows 1, 4, 12 and 15 of this puzzle grid, what the black squares in those rows symbolize

"Meridian" and "The Temple of My Familiar" novelist

Familiar red-white-and-blue symbol

"The ___ Song" (familiar name of the Gary Glitter song "Rock and Roll Part 2" often played at sports events)

Familiar and cozy

Familiar and cozy (Var.)