| VELVETUNDERGROUND | Band formed in 1963 with Lou Reed as vocalist, 'The -' (6,11) |
| THEYARDBIRDS | English rock band formed in 1963 that still performs live and is known for starting the careers of Eric Clapton Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck: 2 wds. |
| ELLA | --- Fitzgerald, jazz vocalist, the "First Lady of Song" |
| METALLICA | American heavy metal band who collaborated with Lou Reed on the 2011 album Lulu (9) |
| WALKONTHEWILDSIDE | Lou Reed song with Holly, Candy and Jackie (4,2,3,4,4) |
| MAJORLANCE | R&B singer who hit the Top Ten in 1963 with "The Monkey Time" |
| BILLYLIAR | Keith Waterhouse novel filmed in 1963 with Tom Courtenay in the title role (5,4) |
| ESSEX | With "The," R&B group that had a #1 hit in 1963 with "Easier Said Than Done" |
| THRESHER | Which US nuclear submarine foundered in 1963 with the loss of 129 crew? (8) |
| BEADYEYE | Rock band with Liam Gallagher as vocalist formed in 2009 (5,3) |
| MOUSETRAP | Classic board game published by Ideal in 1963 with a Rube Goldberg-like contraption |
| THEBEACHBOYS | Good Vibrations group who had a hit in 1963 with Surfin' U.S.A.: 3 wds. |
| RONETTES | US female vocal group who had a UK hit in 1963 with Be My Baby (8) |
| BLONDIE | U.S. rock band with Debbie Harry as vocalist (7) |
| HULK | Superhero show of the 1970s and 80s with Lou Ferrigno, The Incredible _ (4) |
| TYMES | "So Much in Love" singers, 1963, with "the" |
| SOPS | Drinkers Burton, O'Toole, R. Harris & O. Reed, as described in the N/F book Hellraisers. |
| CURSEOF | "The ...... ... ...", Terence Fisher film featuring Oliver Reed as Leon Corledo (5,2,3,8) |
| THEWEREWOLF | "The ___", Terence Fisher film featuring Oliver Reed as Leon Corledo (5,2,3,8) |
| GENESIS | Phil Collins replaced Peter Gabriel as vocalist in which rock group? (7) |
