| HANKWILLIAMS | Legendary US singer-songwriter whose hits include "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" (4-8) |
| CLIVEJAMES | Which Australian-born broadcaster and satirist said "Stop worrying, nobody gets out of this world alive"? (5,5) |
| LIFER | Flier in a spin - he may never get out of it! (5) |
| SCHWARZENEGGER | Arnold, actor whose film catchphrases include 'I'll be back' and 'Hasta la vista, baby!' (14) |
| HATEDIT | "That's two hours I'll never get back!" |
| DIAMOND | Legendary US singer/ songwriter, Neil ------- (7) |
| BOBDYLAN | Legendary US singer-songwriter (3,5) |
| LIONELRICHIE | US singer-songwriter whose hits include 'Truly' (1982) and Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) (5,5) |
| BARRYMANILOW | American singer-songwriter whose hits include Could It Be Magic and Mandy (5,7) |
| GWENSTEFANI | US singer-songwriter whose hits include 'What You Waiting For?' (2004) and 'Wind It Up' (2006) (4,7) |
| NEILSEDAKA | US singer-songwriter whose hits include 'Oh! Carol' (1959) and 'Laughter in the Rain' (1974) (4,6) |
| SEAL | English singer-songwriter whose hits include 'Crazy' and 'Get It Together' (4) |
| PAULANKA | Singer/songwriter whose hits include 1957's Diana (4,4) |
| LEWIE | Singer-songwriter whose hits include 1980 no 3 single Stop the Cavalry (4,5) (see 6D) |
| JONA | Singer-songwriter whose hits include 1980 no 3 single Stop the Cavalry (4,5) (see 16A) |
| IGLESIAS | Enrique ___, Spanish singer-songwriter whose hits include the 2002 UK chart-topper 'Hero' (8) |
| BILLWITHERS | American singer-songwriter whose hits include Ain't No Sunshine. Lean on Me and Lovely Day (4,7) |
| ESCAPE | Freemasonry woke and PC? Better get out of this city! (see 24 ac and 19 dn) (6,4,3,4) |
| NEWYORK | Freemasonry woke and PC? Better get out of this city! (See 10 ac and 24 ac) (6,4,3,4) |
| FROM | Freemasonry woke and PC? Better get out of this city! (See 10 ac and 19 dn) (6,4,3,4) |