| BIEBER | Singer who gave his name to a "fever" in the 2010s |
| BELEAGUER | Sick rebel with a fever in trouble (9) |
| KISS | "You give me fever; When you ... me; Fever when you hold me tight; Fever, in the morning; Fever all through the night" |
| MELBA | Opera singer who gave her name to a peach and raspberry dessert (5) |
| RAGWEED | Wagered it will cause hay fever in the US (7) |
| HAGUE | Initially have fever in the Netherlands (5) |
| CHINCHILLA | Beast's sudden short fever in the country (10) |
| STARVE | What they say to do to a fever, versus a cold (or is it the other way around?) |
| PALOMA | ___ Faith, singer who gave birth to her first child in December (6) |
| PRAGUE | Spin fever in the capital (6) |
| STEPHCURRY | In the 2010s, this star led the Warriors to three NBA titles in Oakland, then one more in 2022 after the team moved to San Francisco |
| STARVES | "Treats" a cold, as opposed to a fever |
| DAMENELLIEMELBA | Australian operatic singer who gave her name to types of dessert and toast (4,6,5) |
| TINATURNER | "Private Dancer" singer who gave up US citizenship in 2013: 2 wds. |
| OTIS | Soul singer who gave us a lift? (4) |
| COCKER | Singer who gave permission for hats to be left on, Joe ... |
| LEE | Peggy ___, singer who had a hit with Fever in 1958 (3) |
| RUSSELL | First name of Mr Tovy who played Steve in Him & Her and Karl in The Job Lot in the 2010s (7) |
| CHILLOUT | Prelude to a fever abroad? Don't worry (5,3) |
| AGUE | Head off, having an ambiguous approach to a fever (4) |
