| MARKKNOPFLER | Singer and guitarist with the rock group Dire Straits (4,8) |
| BRIANMAY | Guitarist with the rock band Queen (5,3) |
| STRAITS | Narrow necks cause rock group's dire accompaniment? (7) |
| STEVIE | Lead singer with the rock group Fleetwood Mac (6,5) |
| NICKS | Lead singer with the rock group Fleetwood Mac (6,5) |
| ROGERTAYLOR | Drummer with the rock group Queen (5,6) |
| MARK | Leader of the group Dire Straits. (4,8) |
| KNOPFLER | Leader of the group Dire Straits. (4,8) |
| PETE | _ Doherty, singer and guitarist with The Libertines (4) |
| FREY | Late singer and guitarist with the US band Eagles, Glenn ---- (4) |
| HAYWARD | Justin -------, singer and guitarist with The Moody Blues (7) |
| ROSSI | Singer and guitarist with British rock band Status Quo, Francis ----- (5) |
| ADAMSON | Stuart, singer and guitarist with Scottish rock band Big Country (7) |
| GEORGEBENSON | American singer and guitarist who has won Grammies for This Masquerade, On Broadway and Give Me the Night |
| WHO | Group with the rock opera "Tommy," with "the" |
| GRAVEL | Accommodates The Grateful Dead perhaps with leader leaving the rock group? (6) |
| NESMITH | Michael, guitarist with The Monkees and host of the Council On Ideas (7) |
| HYNDE | Chrissie ---, singer and lead guitarist with the Pretenders (5) |
| ARTOLINDSAY | Guitarist with The Lounge Lizards, The Golden Palominos and Ambitious Lovers (4,7) |
| ELMS | With "the," rock band with an arboreal name |
