| ROYORBISON | American singer-songwriter whose 1960s hits include Only The Lonely and Crying (3,7) |
| ORBISON | Roy ___, American singer-songwriter whose hits include Only the Lonely, Crying and Oh, Pretty Woman |
| THEBYRDS | American rock band whose 1960s hit singles include Mr Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn! |
| RAYCHARLES | Blind American singer/ songwriter whose hits include Hit the Road, Jack (3,7) |
| LAMONTAGNE | Ray ___, American singer-songwriter whose albums include Trouble, Gossip in the Grain and Supernova |
| ALICIAKEYS | American singer-songwriter whose hit singles include A Woman's Worth and Girl on Fire |
| ANGIESTONE | American singer-songwriter whose hit singles include Life Story and Wish I Didn't Miss You |
| SAMTHESHAM | Singer on the 1960s hits "Wooly Bully" and "Li'l Red Riding Hood" |
| CARLYSIMON | American singer-songwriter whose 1970s hits included You're So Vain (5,5) |
| JOHNDENVER | American singer-songwriter whose real surname was Deutschendorf (4,6) |
| NOTADRYEYE | And 14 Everybody's emotional and crying at home? (3,1,3,3,2,3,5) |
| ADJUSTMENT | Change article headings in Daily Telegraph to include only males (10) |
| LORNADOONE | Lonely and abandoned, fuss over single heroine |
| ONTHESHELF | Poor female host Helen, lonely and unloved? |
| DAVID | and 34ac, English actor whose TV series include Only Fools and Horses, The Darling Buds of May and A Touch of Frost |
| BARRYMANILOW | American singer-songwriter whose hits include Could It Be Magic and Mandy (5,7) |
| EMMYLOUHARRIS | American singer-songwriter whose albums include Pieces of the Sky and Wrecking Ball |
| LOBO | American singer-songwriter whose hits included Me and You and a Dog Named Boo |
| JASON | see 7ac, English actor whose TV series include Only Fools and Horses, The Darling Buds of May and A Touch of Frost |
| TIMROSE | American singer-songwriter whose albums included Through Rose Colored Glasses and The Musician |
