| IANDURY | British singer/songwriter who was lead singer of rock band The Blockheads (3,4) |
| IDOL | Billy, singer/songwriter who was lead singer of Generation X (4) |
| RIC | Ocasek who was lead singer of the Cars |
| DOLORESORIORDAN | She was lead singer of the Cranberries |
| STEFANI | Gwen, U.S. singer-songwriter who was lead vocalist of the rock band No Doubt (7) |
| MERCURY | Freddie -, late lead singer of rock band Queen (7) |
| SIMMONS | Gene _ lead singer of rock band Kiss (7) |
| DAVIDBYRNE | British-U.S. singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and guitarist of the New Wave band Talking Heads (5,5) |
| LEBON | Simon, English singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and lyricist of the band Duran Duran (2,3) |
| POP | Iggy _. US musician who was the lead singer of rock band The Stooges (3) |
| IGGYPOP | U.S. musician who was lead vocalist of the Stooges (4,3) |
| ESTELLE | British singer/songwriter who collaborated with Kanye West on American Boy in 2008 (7) |
| BUDDY | _ Holly, US musician who was the lead singer of rock and roll band The Crickets (5) |
| LAUREN | ____ Laverne, broadcaster who was lead singer in alternative rock band Kenickie (6) |
| REASONS | _ to be Cheerful, Part 3 1979 song by Ian Dury and the Blockheads (7) |
| LEMMY | Nickname of Ian Kilmister, founder and lead singer of rock band Motorhead (5) |
| OZZY | The lead singer of rock band Black Sabbath, _ Osbourne (4) |
| BAILEY | Tom ___, singer-songwriter who was lead vocalist of the Thompson Twins (6) |
| GENE | Bassist and co-lead singer of rock band Kiss, ---- Simmons (4) |
| ASSURES | Guarantees the blockhead will take us round again (7) |
