| SPANDAUBALLET | In the 1000th edition of Top of the Pops, broadcast in 1983, the No 1 single was performed by ____ |
| WEAREDETECTIVE | The first performance on the 1000th edition of Top of the Pops was ____ by Thompson Twins |
| COOLIO | Gangsta's Paradise (1995) was performed by ____ |
| ANTI | Rihanna album with the No. 1 single "Work" |
| LIMEADE | Pop broadcast lie, fabricated (7) |
| ACAPPELLA | Music style exemplified by the No 1 singles Only You and Caravan of Love |
| ISSUE | Edition of top paper |
| LUGE | Sport timed to the thousandth of a second |
| STAPLETON | Which Irishman became in 1983 the first player to score for two different clubs in an FA Cup final? (9) |
| CROWNEPLAZA | Founded in 1983, the upscale sister brand of Holiday Inn |
| DEAD | Sam Raimi horror movie released in 1983, The Evil ---- (4) |
| JIMMYSAVILE | British DJ who hosted the first episode of "Top of the Pops" in 1964 |
| JONSON | Dramatist who collaborated with Inigo Jones, his play Every Man in His Humour was performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1598 with Shakespeare in the cast (6) |
| RHINOCEROSINLOVE | What work, written by Liao Yimei, was performed by National Theatre of China at the 2011 Melbourne F |
| PETERANDRE | Singer and TV personality whose first UK No. 1 single was Flava in 1996 (5,5) |
| EURYTHMICS | Duo whose only UK No. 1 single was There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) in 1985 (10) |
| ARABIAN | ___ Nights, song from Disney's Aladdin that was performed by Will Smith in the 2019 version (7) |
| SLADE | Band whose first No 1 single was Coz I Luv You in 1971 |
| ELISABETHMOSS | Star of Top of the Lake and The Handmaid's Tale (9,4) |
| CHERYL | Singer whose first solo UK No. 1 single was 2009's Fight For This Love (6) |