| LOUREED | Musician who is not dead, despite a 2001 radio report saying so |
| EATEN | School report saying "Rusty"? (5) |
| HACKSAW | One producing reports saying something cutting |
| DENY | Say that a dead parrot is not dead, perhaps |
| ALIVE | A vile mutation is not dead (5) |
| STAKEOUT | Police surveillance suggests the Count is not dead (8) |
| STILLLIFES | An art that is not dead yet? (5,5) |
| SPAMALOT | Tony-winning musical that includes the song "He Is Not Dead Yet" |
| ALPERT | Herb ___, American musician who is the A of A & M Records |
| VIRTUOSO | A musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry (8) |
| LIVES | Elvis (anag) - is not dead (5) |
| ELVIS | Rock musician who is rumoured still to be alive, despite his death in 1977 (5) |
| MARTIN | Musician who is the lead vocalist and a co-founder of Coldplay (6) |
| NEILFINN | Kiwi musician who is now a member of rock band Fleetwood Mac (4,4) |
| BJORN | Swedish musician who is a member of ABBA, _ Ulvaeus (5) |
| IAM | Will _ _, musician who is a coach on The Voice (1,2) |
| BLUE | What 21 did in radio report is sad |
| LOFGREN | Nils ___, American rock musician who is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and Neil Young's Crazy Horse (7) |
| ASHLEYMACISAAC | Juno-winning roots musician who is Natalie MacMaster's cousin: 2 wds. |
| DERYCK | _ Whibley, Canadian musician who is the lead singer of Sum 41 (6) |
