| STARSPANGLEDBANNER | Anthem by 85A |
| EVASHAM | Worcestershire minor shed carrying 85A code (7) |
| EVESHAM | Abbey [5085] and minor MPD [85A] (7) |
| ZADOKTHEPRIEST | Coronation anthem by Handel on which the UEFA Champions League Anthem is based |
| PAYS | "Mon ___" (Quebec "anthem" by Gilles Vigneault) |
| IMCOMINGOUT | 1980 LGBTQ+ anthem by Diana Ross |
| HOUDINI | Vanishing act anthem by Dua Lipa (7) |
| WAKAWAKA | 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem by Shakira |
| YMCA | Gay anthem by the Village People |
| ISNOW | 80s anthem by The Smiths, How Soon ...? (2,3) |
| SONGSTRESS | To emphasise following an anthem by Julie Anthony maybe |
| ALABAMA | Sweet Home - - -, rock anthem by Lynyrd Skynyrd (7) |
| THEMESSAGE | Rap anthem by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five |
| THEKEYTHESECRET | Dance music anthem by Urban Cookie Collective released in 1993 (3,3,3,6) |
| ALICE | Woman in the title of an eighteen-minute protest anthem by Arlo Guthrie |
| TIGER | Eye Of The - - -, classic '80s rock anthem by Survivor that provided the theme for Rocky III (5) |
| THEPRIEST | 1727 work; first of the four Coronation Anthems by George Frideric Handel (5,3,6) |
| ZADOK | 1727 work; first of the four Coronation Anthems by George Frideric Handel (5,3,6) |
| SLF | Alternative Ulster and Suspect Device are punk anthems by which Belfast group? (1,1,1) |
| UNIVERSALSOLDIER | Anti-war anthem by #29-Across: 2 wds. |