| DANCING | "___ Queen" (1-Across song) |
| DRAMA | ___ queen; one who is overly emotional |
| SETMEFREE | "___ Pt. 2" (1-Across song off "FACE" that hit #1 in Japan and #30 in the UK earlier this year |
| FERNANDO | 1-Across song |
| ELEANOR | English queen, one Lear got involved with (7) |
| DISTILLER | Tragic princess remains queen, one in spirit? (9) |
| ADELAIDE | Old queen, one reportedly held up in Oz ... (8) |
| TITANIA | Fairy queen, one with a giant first |
| HARRIDAN | Callous article about queen, one nasty old woman |
| QUINQUEFARIOUS | Five times queen, one very wicked, imprisoning another |
| RECORDER | CD by Queen - one making the charts |
| CARICATURE | Spitting Image of Queen, one in oddly accurate representation |
| REGINA | Queen one in rage sent up |
| SUPERIOR | Eat with queen, one men must find condescending (8) |
| VICTORIA | Old queen, one who succeeded Ian, almost (8) |
| EERIE | Weird egghead with the queen - one with energy (5) |
| ONTHERUN | Possibly topless May Queen, one being pursued |
| AMENDER | Unexpectedly named by Queen, one changing for the better? |
| ANNE | Historic Queen, one from Scotland with a second name |
| ENTHRONE | Install Queen, one seen around north |