| OJAYS | R&B band best known for "Love Train" and "Back Stabbers," with "the" |
| HUFF | Leon A ___, Philadelphia soul songwriting and record production partner of Kenneth Gamble on songs such as If You Don't Know Me by Now, Love Train, and When Will I See You Again |
| BINGO | Actor known for Love & Other Drugs and Out of the Furnace. - O'Malley (5) |
| WYLLIE | Australian actor known for Love My Way and Puberty Blues, Dan - (6) |
| ASHCROFT | Lead singer of The Verve, the band best-known for the singles Bitter Sweet Symphony and The Drugs Don't Work (8) |
| STEALERSWHEEL | Scottish folk rock band best known for the song Stuck in the Middle with You |
| DOUBLECROSSER | The back stabber could thwart the Queen after a stiff drink (6-7) |
| EPIDURAL | Back-stabber has drag artist clutching lower back |
| TRAITORS | Back-stabbers (8) |
| REOSPEEDWAGON | American rock band best known for the hit singles Keep On Loving You and Can't Fight This Feeling (1,1,1,10) |
| NOAH | _ and the Whale, indie folk band best known for their 2007 debut single 5 Years Time (4) |
| OJAY | Any singer in the group with the chart-topper "Love Train" |
| OAK | ___ Ridge Boys (country band best known for the song "Elvira") |
| RIDGE | The Oak ___ Boys (country band best known for "Elvira") |
| AHA | Band best known for the hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| ARCHIES | The ___, fictional American band best known for their 1969 number one single Sugar, Sugar |
| EUROPE | Swedish rock band best known for their 1986 hit The Final Countdown (6) |
| AMERICA | American rock band best known for their 1972 hit single A Horse with No Name (7) |
| HOTCHOCOLATE | British band best known for the song "You Sexy Thing" |
| DROWSY | Tired of back-stabber getting ultimate glory? (6) |
