| SIFFRE | Labi, British singer/songwriter noted for his song (Something Inside) So Strong (6) |
| LABISIFFRE | British singer-songwriter whose best-known compositions include It Must Be Love and (Something Inside) So Strong (4,6) |
| DEKKER | Desmond, reggae singer/songwriter noted for his song, Israelites, with The Aces (6) |
| CHAPIN | Harry, singer-songwriter noted for his song Cat's In The Cradle (6) |
| PITNEY | Gene ___, singer-songwriter noted for his song Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa (6) |
| RUFFIN | Jimmy, soul singer noted for his song What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted (6) |
| AVICII | Stage name of Swedish DJ and record producer noted for his song Wake Me Up (6) |
| LEHRER | Tom, U.S. musician and satirist noted for his song The Elements released in 1959 (6) |
| EMINEM | Rapper noted for his song Lose Yourself released in 2002 (6) |
| INSERT | To fit or put something inside something else (6) |
| HATTER | "Tea so strong, you could trot a mouse on it!" Hence, that wacko with a mouse in his teapot? (3,3,6) |
| THEMAD | "Tea so strong, you could trot a mouse on it!" Hence, that wacko with a mouse in his teapot? (3,3,6) |
| ROBUST | Or it's about to bust despite being so strong (6) |
| BRAWNY | My little brother with a beard? Why? He's so strong! (6) |
| SLOGAN | Left inside, so return; nag with a used war cry (6) |
| POWERS | They're so strong - those angels! (6) |
| INVENT | Make up something inside air conditioner (6) |
| FLUERE | To flow: manare, labi |
| SEAL | British singer/songwriter noted for his song Kiss From A Rose released in 1994 (4) |
| WHATIF | Suppose partner shortly felt something inside her |