| IMAROBOT | American band whose song Greenback Boogie is the main theme song of the TV series Suits |
| TIMEANDMUSIC | In 5.5, King Richard is alone and reflects on his life as a king. What is the main theme of his thoughts, and what breaks up his reflections? |
| PORTNOY | Gary, musician who wrote the main theme song for Cheers (7) |
| CHEERS | TV sitcom whose main theme song was 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name' (6) |
| OBOIST | A person who plays the instrument used to perform the main theme for the 1986 film The Mission (6) |
| HANDBAGSANDGLADRAGS | Song written by Mike d'Abo that became the theme song of the BBC series The Office |
| DION | Singer whose song My Heart Will Go On served as the main theme for James Cameron's film Titanic (4) |
| HANDBAGS | ___ and Gladrags, song written by Mike d'Abo that was used as the theme song of the BBC series The Office |
| BOSS | ___ of Me 2001 song by They Might Be Giants and theme song of the family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle |
| SURVIVAL | Song by Muse that was the official theme song of the 2012 Olympics |
| ABBA | Band whose song "Dancing Queen" is in the Grammy Hall of Fame |
| CLASH | The - - - , English rock band whose song LondonCalling is played regularly at the London Sevens (5) |
| AHA | Band whose song "Train of Thought" starts with the lyric "He likes to have the morning paper crossword solved" |
| KEYNOTE | Sort of speech that's in tune with the main theme? |
| HESAPIRATE | Theme song of the film series in which Johnny Depp played Jack Sparrow |
| YOUAND | Theme song of the 2008 Olympics, sung at the opening ceremony by Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman, ... |
| YANOFSKY | Canadian who sang "I Believe", the theme song of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games |
| EXILE | American band whose biggest hit in the UK was Kiss You All Over in 1978 |
| GARBAGE | Scottish-american band whose current album is No Gods No Masters (7) |
| BEATLES | Band whose song "Revolution 9," when played backward, supposedly contained the message spelled out by the first letters of this puzzle's songs |
