| NIKKI | Co-founder and bassist of heavy metal band, Motley Crue, ___ Sixx |
| GOULDMAN | Graham ********, co-lead singer and bassist of art rock band 10cc (8) |
| CRUE | Heavy metal band Motley ___ |
| RINGLEADER | Mastermind of heavy metal band, originally, then Queen |
| DONTGOAWAYMAD | Motley Crue "___ (Just Go Away)" |
| SAME | Motley Crue "___ Ol' Situation" |
| LOOKS | Motley Crue "___ That Kill" |
| NIKKISIXX | Bassist for the band Motley Crue: 2 wds. |
| TOMMYLEE | Drummer for the band Motley Crue: 2 wds. |
| VINCENEIL | Lead singer for the band Motley Crue: 2 wds. |
| MICKMARS | Lead guitarist for the band Motley Crue: 2 wds. |
| DEREK | Bassist of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap, played by US actor and comedian Harry Shearer (5,6) |
| SMALLS | Bassist of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap, played by US actor and comedian Harry Shearer (5,6) |
| DIRT | "The ___": 2019 film about band Motley Crue |
| HETFIELD | James, co-founder and lead vocalist of U.S. heavy metal band Metallica (8) |
| GRINDCORE | Genre of music, a fusion of heavy metal and a form of punk rock (9) |
| FLEETWOOD | British rock band formed in 1967 and named after the drummer and bassist (9,3) |
| MAC | British rock band formed in 1967 and named after the drummer and bassist (9,3) |
| ALEXJAMES | Bassist of rock band Blur noted for his love of cheesemaking (4,5) |
| HEART | Motley Crue canceled its 1988 U.K. tour after guitarist Nikki Sixx was declared dead in Los Angeles from a heroin overdose; an alert medic revived him, and Sixx later wrote this hit song about the inc |
