| MERSEYBEAT | 60s pop music style originating in Liverpool and popularised by The Beatles (6,4) |
| TULIP | Originally from Persia and popularised by the Dutch in the 16th century, a colourful, cup-shaped spring flower (5) |
| MOPTOP | Hairdo popularised by The Beatles |
| NEHRU | ___ jacket, garment popularised by The Beatles (5) |
| DAVE | Clark of '60s pop music |
| GOGO | 60s pop music (2-2) |
| MICROSCOPE | Magnifying device described and popularised for scientific use by Robert Hooke (10) |
| REGGAE | Music style originating in the Caribbean (6) |
| MOTOWN | Music style originating in Detroit (6) |
| RYE | Romany word, from Sanskrit's "raja, king" and popularised by G Borrow, for a gent or lord; or, the grass providing the grain for pumpernickel, a Reuben sandwich or the "spirit" of America (3) |
| ARTDECO | Modernist design style originating in Paris in 1925, characterised by geometric shapes and bold colours (3,4) |
| ROCOCO | Architectural style originating in France in the early 18th century (6) |
| SKA | Musical style originating in Jamaica in the 1950s, later giving rise to reggae, rocksteady etc. (3) |
| NOCTURNE | Short romantic composition for solo piano, originated by Irish composer John Field in 1812 and popularised by Frederic Chopin (8) |
| CANADA | A country in the Americas, a dock in Liverpool and a square in London? (6) |
| ALICEBAND | Hair accessory worn by a Wonderland heroine and popularised by Sloane Rangers (5,4) |
| KENT | William -; architect who designed the gardens at Stowe House and popularised the Palladian style in England (4) |
| STALWART | Word, from "foundation, support, worth" and popularised by Sir Walter Scott, for a hard worker, loyal defender or formidable team member whose character is as solid as a foundation and loyalty is wort |
| GINRUMMY | Two-player card game created in 1909 and popularised in the 1940s (3,5) |
| GRUNGE | Rock and fashion style originating in Seattle |
