| GAHAN | Dave ___, lead singer of Depeche Mode born in 1962 |
| DAVEGAHAN | The lead singer of Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980 |
| ARCH | Dave _, leads the Strictly Come Dancing band (4) |
| ALANWILDER | He recoiled from being part of Depeche Mode (4,6) |
| GORE | Martin of Depeche Mode |
| VINCE | Clarke of Depeche Mode |
| ALAN | Wilder formerly of Depeche Mode |
| SYRACUSE | City in New York State where Tom Cruise was born in 1962 (8) |
| ABDUL | Paula ***** , singer and dancer born in 1962 (5) |
| STAFFORD | English county town in which actor Neil Morrissey was born in 1962 (8) |
| MICKY | Stand-up comedian born in 1962, ----- Flanagan (5) |
| IZZARD | Eddie, English comedian born in 1962, noted for running marathons (6) |
| ROSE | Axl, hard-rock frontman born in 1962 (4) |
| FELTZ | Vanessa ****, TV and radio presenter born in 1962 (5) |
| FLANAGAN | Micky, English stand-up comedian born in 1962 (8) |
| MOHAYDER | Crime novelist born in 1962, noted for her debut novel Birdman (2,6) |
| LAVINIA | ____ Greenlaw, poet and novelist born in 1962 (7) |
| MICKLYNCH | Trade unionist born in 1962 who leads the main rail workers' union (4,5) |
| JIMMYWHITE | English snooker player born in 1962, nicknamed The Whirlwind (5,5) |
| VANESSA | ***** Feltz, English broadcaster born in 1962 (7) |
