| ROCKNROLL | Genre leading to suicide, according to Bowie |
| ROCK | Genre leading to suicide, according to Bowie (4,1,4) |
| NROLL | see 6dn, Genre leading to suicide, according to Bowie (4,1,4) |
| STARMAN | Who, according to Bowie, was 'waiting in the sky'? (7) |
| DEREKHOUGH | Former "Dancing With the Stars" pro who was encouraged to release his single "Hold On" after losing a friend to suicide: 2 wds. |
| IMAN | A model wife to Bowie |
| PENKNIFE | Writes to Bowie for the scout (8) |
| DANCING | Toilet lady mincing on wildly to Bowie hit of 1972 (4,2,4,7) |
| JOHNIMONLY | Toilet lady mincing on wildly to Bowie hit of 1972 (4,2,4,7) |
| ROADIE | Member of band's crew reportedly travelled with one close to Bowie |
| ALLTHEYOUNGDUDES | Mott The Hoople's biggest hit, thanks to Bowie (3,3,5,5) |
| LEMMINGS | Animals wrongly believed to commit suicide by jumping off cliffs |
| SELFDESTRUCTION | Cut to friendless troubled suicide (4-11) |
| CLEOPATRA | Who is said to have committed suicide with an asp? (9) |
| WILBUR | Danish-Scottish film dealing with suicide, '- Wants to Kill Himself' (2002) |
| LEMMING | Which type of animal was once believed to commit mass suicide? (7) |
| KAMIKAZE | Name given to the Japanese suicide attack pilots of World War II. (8) |
| ASPS | Egyptian snakes - one is supposed to have assisted in Cleopatra's suicide |
| DEADASADODO | Being history of French girl: tragic suicide attempt maybe coming to nothing |
| BRONZETIGER | *Quasi-feline martial artist of comicdom's Suicide Squad |
