| HYNDE | Chrissie - the Pretenders' singer (5) |
| BROWNE | "The Pretender" singer Jackson |
| AKRON | Pretenders' singer Chrissie Hynde was born in which Ohio city? (5) |
| ALONE | As suggested by title, Chrissie Hynde was only member of The Pretenders on this 2016 album (5) |
| LEGAL | "Caught between the longing for love and the struggle for the _ _ _ _ _ tender", from Jackson Browne's "The Pretender" (5) |
| STYLE | "Gonna use my arms, gonna use my legs, gonna use my _ _ _ _ _, gonna use my sidestep", from The Pretenders' "Brass In Pocket" (5) |
| STAND | The Pretenders hit, I'll ___ By You |
| ALIBI | Good name for a band covering the Pretenders |
| BRASS | Song by the Pretenders: "_ in Pocket" |
| CHAINGANG | Back on the ___ ___: song written by Chrissie Hynde and released by her band, The Pretenders, in 1982 (5,4) |
| PSEUD | One of the Pretenders with cover of Precious — flipping outstanding! |
| MORSE | Jarod ___: "The Pretender" |
| JAROD | Lead character on TV's "The Pretender" |
| KENTSTATE | School attended by the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde and DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh (at the same time) |
| EVERT | Greg Norman's second wife; Chrissie ... (5) |
| WHITE | Ex-Emmerdale characters Lawrence and Chrissie _ (5) |
| LEADSINGER | The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde, e.g. |
| MERRY | Marie, Rory, Chrissie and Thomas write letters out with seasons greetings (5,9) |
| CHRISSIE | The founder, lead singer and sole constant member of the Pretenders rock group (8,5) |
| JAMESHONEYMANSCOTT | Founding member of the rock band the Pretenders (5,8-5) |
