| THEFALL | English band whose founder and only constant member was Mark E Smith |
| METALLICA | US band whose founder members included James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich (9) |
| ARCTICMONKEYS | English band whose hits include "Fluorescent Adolescent" and "Do I Wanna Know?" |
| TANG | Imperial dynasty of China (618-907) whose founder and first emperor was Gaozu (4) |
| SOLECISM | One and only constant is spy chief's impropriety |
| HYNDE | The founder, lead singer and sole constant member of the Pretenders rock group (8,5) |
| CHRISSIE | The founder, lead singer and sole constant member of the Pretenders rock group (8,5) |
| PICASSO | Artist, constant member of The Mamas and the Papas, rounded figure |
| METHODISM | Do Mark E Smith, slamming Christian outlook? (9) |
| AXIOM | Saying such as the only constant is change |
| CHANGE | It's considered the only constant |
| MONKEES | The ____, U.S. pop band whose only British member was Davy Jones (7) |
| DIRE | ___ Straits (band whose lead singer was Mark Knopfler) |
| ARROGATE | 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic and 2017 Dubai World Cup winner ridden Mike E Smith (8) |
| FIRSTLENSMAN | E.E. Smith cousin of "I Am a Camera"? |
| JUSTIFY | 2018 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner ridden by Mike E Smith (7) |
| ATARI | Video game company whose founder also founded Chuck E. Cheese's |
| CALVINISM | Religious doctrine whose founder was born July 10, 1509 |
| YORK | English royal house whose founder, Edmund of Langley, adopted the white rose as its emblem (4) |
| VERSACE | Italian fashion company whose founder was murdered in 1997 (7) |
