| LONGJOHNBALDRY | English blues musician who had a 1967 number one with Let the Heartaches Begin (4,4,6) |
| CHEAT | Do finally melt the heartache (5) |
| RELEASEME | Song that gave Engelbert Humperdinck a 1967 number one hit (7,2) |
| MOVE | The ___, group who had a 1967 hit with Flowers in the Rain (4) |
| RAITT | Bonnie, blues musician who won the 2023 Song of the Year Grammy for Just Like That (5) |
| JEFFBECK | Guitarist who had a 1967 hit with Hi Ho Silver Lining |
| ALBERTKING | Born Under a Bad Sign blues musician who played guitar left-handed: 2 wds. |
| DRJOHN | New Orleans blues musician who wrote the 1973 hit "Right Place, Wrong Time" |
| THE | And 12 across Group who had a 1967 hit with Pictures of Lily (3,3) |
| HOPELESSNESSES | Heartaches |
| BABYWASHINGTON | "That's How Heartaches Are Made" soul singer |
| KINGBISCUITBOY | Stage name of Hamilton-born blues musician Richard Newell: 3 wds. |
| MUDDYTHEWATERS | Article penned by blues musician, to make things more confusing (5,3,6) |
| HOZIER | Irish musician who had a hit with Take Me To Church in 2014 (6) |
| GOTYE | Australian musician who had a 2011 global hit with Somebody That I Used to Know |
| BELIEVER | I'm a ___, 1967 Number One hit for the Monkees (8) |
| ARNOLD | PP ____ had a 1967 hit with The First Cut is the Deepest |
| ATWELL | This honky-tonk pianist had a hit in the UK in 1954 with Let's Have A Party, Winifred ... |
| TIGHTFIT | English pop group who had a 1982 number one with The Lion Sleeps Tonight (5,3) |
| CHUBBYCHECKER | American rock 'n' roll singer who had a 1961 hit with Let's Twist Again (6,7) |
