| FIONAAPPLE | Grammy-winning singer who performs the theme song "Container" on "The Affair": 2 wds. |
| BANG | "The Big ___ Theory" (Sitcom for which Canadian band the Barenaked Ladies performs the theme song) |
| JOSHUAJACKSON | "Fringe" star who plays 18-Across's husband on "The Affair": 2 wds. |
| ENYA | Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages |
| FRIENDS | The Rembrandts perform the theme song of this US sitcom |
| RUTHWILSON | Golden Globe-winning actress on Showtime's "The Affair": 2 wds. |
| MEGAN | ___ Stallion (with 6-Across: singer who performs the new song "Not My Fault") |
| MARE | Actress Winningham who has a recurring role on "The Affair" |
| USHER | Grammy award-winning singer who recently filed for divorce from wife Grace Miguel (5) |
| SHOLAAMA | Brit Award-winning singer who had top ten hits with You Might Need Somebody and You're the One I Love in 1997 |
| WEST | Dominic is only going in this direction on The Affair (4) |
| SHAKESPEARE | Writer of a comedy featuring Bottom the weaver, Flute the bellows-mender, Quince the carpenter, Snout the tinker, Snug the joiner and Starveling the tailor, who perform the play-within-the-play (11) |
| PIERCEBROSNAN | Rene Russo's costar in the 1999 romantic thriller The Thomas Crown Affair: 2 wds. |
| AGENTNOUN | Part of speech denoting someone who performs the action of the verb, eg worker or driver, (5,4) |
| ADAM | Sandler who performs The Chanukah Song |
| ENDIT | Finish the love affair: 2 wds. |
| BADROMANCE | 2009 Lady Gaga hit about an atypical love affair: 2 wds. |
| DEL | Singer who performs on The Great Gatsby soundtrack, Lana ___ Rey (3) |
| WELCH | Last name of the singer who performs as Florence + the Machine (5) |
| TAVERN | Pub name on wine container on the counter (6) |
