| HURDYGURDY | Instrument played by Sting at the 2004 Oscars |
| BASS | Instrument played by Sting |
| AGOG | Back having sting at the end, and with eyes on stalks |
| LUTE | Instrument popular in the Middle Ages and used by Sting in Songs From The Labyrinth (4) |
| CONVIVIAL | Is friendly with Sting at 66? Sending up The French! (9) |
| HOCKEY | Team ball game won at the 2004 Olympics by Australia in the men's event and Germany in the women's event (6) |
| BREATHYOUTAKE | Every ___ 1983 song written by Sting and recorded by The Police: 3 wds. |
| POLICE | The ___ , rock band fronted by Sting (6) |
| WASP | Participant in a sting at times |
| CONGA | Sting at opening of Glasto has a dance |
| WHITEFLAG | 2004 song by Dido, winner of Best British Single at the 2004 Brit Awards (5,4) |
| BENKERSTEN | Cyclist replaced by Sean Eadie at the 2004 Olympics (3,7) |
| CONBRIO | Lively, energetic music by Sting from Brasilia, the capital city in Brazil (3,4) |
| NEWYORK | City in the title of a 1988 song by Sting, An Englishman in - - (3,4) |
| UNTIL | Song from the 2001 film Kate & Leopold, written and sung by Sting, that won a Golden Globe |
| ALLFORLOVE | #1 collaboration by Sting, Rod Stewart, and Bryan Adams |
| SHAPE | Popular song by Sting; _ of my Heart (5) |
| THEPOLICE | Band fronted by Sting (3,6) |
| AIRS | Broadcasts song by Sting originally (4) |
| CHANSON | Song in German maybe covered by Sting? |