| COBAIN | Kurt, U.S. lead singer and guitarist of grunge band Nirvana who died in 1994 (6) |
| VONNEGUT | Kurt, U.S. writer whose first novel Player Piano was published in 1952 (8) |
| BONO | U2 s lead singer |
| BODHISATTVA | In Mahayana Buddhism, someone worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help others achieve enlightenment (11) |
| WALDHEIM | Kurt, U.N. secretary-general 1972-81 (8) |
| INUTERO | Final studio album by U.S. grunge band Nirvana released in 1993 (2,5) |
| STATUS | _ _ _ _ _ _ Quo, rock band whose lead singer and guitarist is Francis Rossi (6) |
| DAVIDBYRNE | British-U.S. singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and guitarist of the New Wave band Talking Heads (5,5) |
| DAVIES | Ray, English singer/songwriter who was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The Kinks (6) |
| MAVERS | Lee, lead singer and songwriter of rock band The La's (6) |
| HOLDER | Noddy, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of glam rock band Slade (6) |
| REZNOR | Lead singer and primary songwriter of the rock band Nine Inch Nails (5,6) |
| KOENIG | Ezra, lead vocalist and guitarist of Vampire Weekend (6) |
| GRUNGE | Genre of music popularised by the band Nirvana (6) |
| POODLE | Dachshund ' s lead in Dorset town for dog (6) |
| REGGAE | Agree, surprisingly, about introduction of grunge style of music (6) |
| JAGGER | Mick ___ , lead singer and founder member of the Rolling Stones (6) |
| HOLLIS | Mark, lead singer and principal songwriter of Talk Talk (6) |
| KELLY | ____ Jones, lead singer and guitarist of Welsh rock band Stereophonics (5) |
| LAURENLAVERNE | Desert Island Discs host who was the lead singer and guitarist in the band Kenickie (6,7) |
