| SPIDERSFROMMARS | Short-lived David Bowie group of the 1970s |
| TIN | Former Davie Bowie group ___ Machine |
| TAYLOR | Last name for the percussionist in Queen, a British rock band known for fusing heavy metal, glam rock, and camp theatrics to make it one of the most popular groups of the 1970s. (6) |
| OSMONDS | The ___, US family singing group of the 1970s (7) |
| SLADE | Pop group of the 1970s featuring vocalist Noddy Holder (5) |
| ABBA | Swedish pop group of the 1970s |
| YES | Prog rock group of the 1970s (3) |
| THEJAM | British punk group of the 1970s, led by Paul Weller (3,3) |
| STYLISTICS | Philadelphia soul group of the 1970s (10) |
| ACDC | Australian rock group of the 1970s and 1980s who sang HighwayToHell (2,2) |
| BREAD | "Make It with You" group of the 1970s |
| PLOUGH | The ... is the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major (6) |
| OLDDOMINION | "Written in the Sand" band that won Vocal Group of the Year at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards: 2 wds. |
| ABODE | Term for a home or dwelling; part of the AA Hotel Group of the Year 2017-18, the stylish ___ accommodation overlooks Chester's Roodee racecourse (5) |
| ARKELLS | Hamilton band, winners of the 2015 Juno for Group of the Year |
| LEEWARD | The ___ Islands are a group of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea (7) |
| BORABORA | Island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia used as a US military supply |
| CHERRIES | The main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas |
| ROOKERY | A group of the corvids known collectively as a storytelling, nesting high in a clump of trees; or, a colony of seabirds or marine mammals such as penguins, seals or turtles (7) |
| ROTERKNOPF | The second-highest peak in the Schober group of the Austrian Alps (5,5) |
