| PUSSYRIOT | Russian punk group who gained notoriety when two members were jailed in 2012 (5,4) |
| CLASH | Punk group who sang Rock the Casbah (5) |
| RIOT | Pussy ___, Russian punk band (4) |
| TRIO | Maroon 5, if two members were crushed by a piano (hey, a guy can dream) |
| FLAME | It shows burning sort of notoriety when about fifty (5) |
| SPANDAU | Site of the prison in which Nazi leaders were jailed (7) |
| MIKETYSON | Former world heavyweight boxing champion first jailed in 1992 (4,5) |
| CHAINGANG | Its members were bound to work in tight security |
| METALLICA | This band's members were huge fans of the NFL's Oakland (now Las Vegas) Raiders, famously playing a concert in the Oakland Coliseum parking lot before a 2003 game |
| POSTHASTE | Those past members were speedy |
| MINIBIKES | What the gang members were riding |
| COMMITTAL | Order to confine gangster for last two members of panel (9) |
| ROBBERY | Ronald Biggs gained notoriety for his involvement in the 1963 Great Train ... |
| VUVUZELA | Instrument that gained notoriety at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (8) |
| ATOMICKITTEN | English pop group formed in Liverpool in 1998 whose original members were Liz McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton and Kerry Katona |
| SEVENDWARFS | Group whose members were named Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick, and Quee in a 1912 play |
| ABBA | Pop group whose members were honored with Swedish knighthood in 2024 |
| TANGA | Bikini Atoll tests gained notoriety after initially going wrong (5) |
| WONKA | Inspiration for the Glasgow-based event "Willy's Chocolate Experience," which gained notoriety for its shoddiness |
| OSLO | Where two of A-ha's three members were born |
