| MANDELA | Nelson _, world leader sung about by the Special AKA in 1984 (7) |
| RHODA | Bodysnatchers singer Dakar, also sang with The Special AKA on "The Boiler" (5) |
| ACAPULCO | Mexican city noted for cliff diving, sung about by the Four Tops (8) |
| COMPANYB | Unit sung about by the Andrews Sisters |
| LOVELYRITA | Meter-maid sung about by the Beatles on their 1967 album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| TENCENTS | Total value of the symbols created by the special crossings in this puzzle |
| ESP | Taken in by the special powers of clairvoyance (1,1,1) |
| BERET | Flat hat worn by the Special Forces |
| PREFACE | Did the first fellow caper about by the end, or in the beginning? (7) |
| ALABAMA | US state sung about by Lynyrd Skynyrd (7) |
| TWOTONE | A musical genre of the late 1970s and early 1980s typified by The Specials (3,4) |
| SATCHEL | Schoolbag thrown about by the class endlessly (7) |
| RATRACE | 1980 top ten single by the Specials |
| MIKOLAJ | Swiety ____( Santa Claus's AKA in Poland ) |
| KRINGLE | Kris ____ ( Santa Claus's AKA in Germany ) |
| GABRIEL | Nelson ____, played by Jack May, was a rogue in The Archers for 45 years |
| CELEBRATION | Festive occasion sung about by Kool & the Gang (11) |
| ACIDRAIN | Corrosive air pollution that is one of the environmental challenges brought about by the Industrial |
| WEATHERBEATEN | What, a tree been damaged? Knocked about by the wind maybe (7-6) |
| BADSERVICE | Waiting to be complained about by the patrons (3,7) |
