| MONKEES | American band: Mickey, Davy, Peter and Michael (7) |
| DAVY | Guy in a band with Micky, Peter and Michael |
| JACKSONS | Peter and Michael |
| SCISSOR | and 11ac, American band whose members include Ana Matronic and Babydaddy |
| NIRVANA | One near front protects American band (7) |
| GARBAGE | Scottish-american band whose current album is No Gods No Masters (7) |
| RETIRED | Left American band on road, indebted perhaps (7) |
| TALKING | ------- Heads, American band fronted by David Byrne (7) |
| THEOREM | Formula the American band carries over (7) |
| SISTERS | see 46dn, American band whose members include Ana Matronic and Babydaddy |
| LETIGRE | Controversial American band comprising Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson (2,5) |
| CHICAGO | American band named after an Illinois city |
| ARCHIES | The ___, fictional American band best known for their 1969 number one single Sugar, Sugar |
| ALLSTAR | Song by American band Smash Mouth, featured in the opening credits of the 2001 film Shrek (3,4) |
| SLY | ___ and the Family Stone, American band (3) |
| KISS | American band formed in 1973 and fronted by Gene Simmons (4) |
| HAIM | American band consisting of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana (4) |
| LYNYRDSKYNYRD | American band which responded to Neil Young's "Southern Man" and "Alabama" with their 1974 hit "Sweet Home Alabama": 2 wds. |
| EVANESCENCE | American band who had UK hits including Bring Me to Life and My Immortal |
| SOURLIMBO | 1968 track by American band Booker T. and the M.G.'s famous as the opening theme of BBC Radio's Test Match Special (4,5) |
