| ORPHEUS | Legendary musician's old Rush EP is warped (7) |
| BANDAGED | Musicians, old and evidently injured (8) |
| OBOIST | Musician, old, is introduced to computer program |
| SLEEPING | Remastered single, bundled with EP, is not very active (8) |
| NOME | Former old rush town in laska; finishing point of the lditarod trail sled dog race (4) |
| FORTYNINERS | Old rush participants ... or a three-part hint to what can be found in this puzzle's grid or clues |
| TWISTED | Cheated one - is warped (7) |
| STEVENS | Legendary musician who has released Tea For Tilerman (5,3,7) |
| ORPHEAN | Child left outside back of house of legendary musician |
| APHORISM | Saying harp is warped around old mop head (8) |
| RUMOURHASIT | They say Rita's humour is warped |
| INSYNC | "Life is warped. I'm just ____" (Margaret Atwood, in MaddAddam) |
| DISTORTION | Process of being twisted out of shape; that which is warped; a change of waveform as a fuzzy effect in music; or, misrepresentation of the truth (10) |
| YUSUF | Legendary musician who has released Tea For Tilerman (5,3,7) |
| CAT | Legendary musician who has released Tea For Tilerman (5,3,7) |
| RAY | 2004 Oscarwinning biography about a legendary musician |
| ORPHIC | Choir resolved to keep quiet concerning legendary musician |
| JOHNLENNON | Legendary musician shot outside The Dakota 40 yrs ago (4,6) |
| ELTON | --- John, legendary musician (5) |
| STEVIE | Legendary musician, _ Wonder (6) |