| IDONTWANTALOVER | Debut single of Scottish band Texas that reached No. 8 in the UK charts in 1989 (1,4,4,1,5) |
| SAYWHATYOUWANT | Song by Texas that reached No 3 in the UK charts in 1997 |
| EXPRESSYOURSELF | Song by Madonna that reached No. 5 in the UK charts in 1989 (7,8) |
| SHARLEEN | ---- Spiteri, singer in Scottish band Texas (8) |
| XAVI | Retired Barcelona and Spain midfielder who wore No. 8 in the 2010 World Cup Final (4) |
| PIPING | Very hot activity of Scottish band? (6) |
| THELOOK | Song by Roxette that reached No. 7 in the UK charts in 1989 (3,4) |
| HATERS | Song by So Solid Crew that reached Number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in 2002 (6) |
| SONIA | Liverpudlian who topped the charts in 1989 (5) |
| SHARLEENSPITERI | Singer with Glasgow band Texas (8,7) |
| MIDDLEOFTHEROAD | Scottish band which had a 1971 hit with ' Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep' (6,2,3,4) |
| AIRLINER | Jet ___, Steve Miller Band single that reached number 8 in the US charts in 1977 |
| SNOW | - Patrol, Northern Irish - Scottish band whose 2024 album, The Forest Is the Path, reached No 1 in the UK charts (4) |
| SANANTONIO | City in the U.S. state of Texas that contains the fortress compound The Alamo (3,7) |
| ALAMO | The ___, mission in San Antonio, Texas, that was the site of a siege and massacre by Mexican forces in 1836 |
| ASONEMAN | "The people arose ____" (Judges xx, 8 in the 1611 Authorised Version) may be the first use of this idiom in English |
| MOGWAI | Scottish band whose tenth album, As the Love Continues, reached number one in the UK Albums Chart in 2021 |
| AMARILLO | City in the US state of Texas that was originally named Oneida (8) |
| LAREDO | City in southern Texas that hosts the Republic Of The Rio Grande Museum (6) |
| TWOHEARTS | Phil Collins song from the film Buster that topped the US singles chart in 1989 (3,6) |
