| ANITAWARD | US one-hit wonder with the 1979 song Ring My Bell (5,4) |
| WARD | Anita ___, US singer noted for her 1979 song Ring My Bell |
| TACO | One-hit wonder with the 1983 hit "Puttin' on the Ritz" |
| EDSELS | 1960's doo-wop group that was a one-hit wonder, with "the" |
| ABBA | Band whose only US #1 hit is 1976's Dancing Queen |
| JIMMYBUFFETT | He had a hit with the 1979 song "Volcano" (2 wds.) |
| JEANNIECRILEY | One-hit wonder with a 1968 #1 |
| GAPE | Stare in wonder with the mouth open (4) |
| FIRE | Johnny Cash song, Ring Of - - - (4) |
| ANITA | Ward with the 1979 No. 1 hit "Ring My Bell" |
| PARALYTIC | Urban area - US one - to censure reeling drunk |
| NEWCASTLE | John from US, one engaged by coffee maker in NE city (9) |
| DRACONIAN | Cruel in North America, one with no heart, say, turning up |
| ASSAILANT | Attacker from South America, one coming in at an angle (9) |
| CAUSATIVE | Beat restricting America, one opposing sense, finally producing an effect? (9) |
| CAPTAIN | ___ & Tennille, duo who released the 1979 song Do That to Me One More Time (7) |
| ZWOL | Interestingly named canadian artist with the 1979 hit "call Out My name" |
| THESUGARHILLGANG | Hip hop group who recorded the 1979 song Rapper's Delight |
| RING | ___ My Bell, 1979 disco hit (4) |
| RODSTEWART | British rocker with the 1979 #1 hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" |