| HESSE | His novel "Steppenwolf" inspired the name of a heavy-metal band |
| OSMIC | Of hearing: of a heavy metal element (5) |
| ATOMIC | Weapon with great explosive power that results from splitting the nuclei of a heavy metal, _ bomb (6) |
| BEAT | Related to the name of a heavy mallet for striking blows, a word meaning to flog, hammer or thwack repeatedly; conquer or trounce; rhythmically drum; mark time with a baton; or, pulsate, as in the hea |
| CLUB | A type of private members' society that inspired the name of a triple-decker, perhaps "chicken, lettuce under bacon", sandwich; or, a black trefoil pip (4) |
| TOMTHUMB | "Pollex"-sized hero of English folklore whose tininess inspired the names of various small plants and vegetables, including a birdsfoot trefoil, a butterhead lettuce, a dwarf snapdragon and a nasturti |
| ANVIL | Played in a heavy metal band? Was a hit for "The Smiths" (5) |
| MONET | Painter whose iconic Impression, Sunrise inspired the name of the Impressionist movement and whose ambitious Women in the Garden is considered testament to his dedication to working en plein air (5) |
| MORRIS | Craftsman who collaborated on his "Red House" with friend Philip Webb and whose daughter, May, co-founded the exhibition society that inspired the name of the Arts and Crafts Movement (6) |
| BARN | Word for a barley house or granary whose large and apparently unmissable door inspired the name of a unit of nuclear cross-section (4) |
| MAYA | Angelou who inspired the name of the website The Undefeated |
| HOPS | Ingredient that inspired the name of the Huma Lupa Licious I.P.A. |
| MANACLE | Frenchman on canal barge has sweetheart in a heavy metal band hampering The Movement (7) |
| POE | Author who inspired the name of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens |
| BACARDI | Liquor brand that inspired the name of a Grammy-winning rapper |
| DEVON | English county that inspired the name of the Cheddar pink '- - - - - Cream' (5) |
| DOGE | Internet meme that inspired the name of a cryptocurrency |
| COSI | "___ Fan Tutte" (Mozart opera that inspired the name of a fast-casual chain) |
| ORE | It may be from a heavy metal band |
| BEE | An insect whose social nature inspired the name of a get-together for amusement, communal work or competition in knitting, quilting, sewing or spelling, for example (3) |
