| DAVIDBYRNE | Singer/songwriter who was lead singer and guitarist of the New Wave band Taking Heads (5,5) |
| EIGHTH | Taking heads - extremely impatiently - ghastly husband, this Henry? (6) |
| TRUFFAUT | Francois, French film director of the New Wave (8) |
| LEBON | Simon, English singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and lyricist of the band Duran Duran (2,3) |
| IANDURY | British singer/songwriter who was lead singer of rock band The Blockheads (3,4) |
| LESMCKEOWN | Singer who was lead vocalist for the Bay City Rollers (3,7) |
| STUFRANCIS | British comedian who was lead presenter on Crackerjack from 1980 to 1984 |
| IDOL | Billy, singer/songwriter who was lead singer of Generation X (4) |
| STEFANI | Gwen, U.S. singer-songwriter who was lead vocalist of the rock band No Doubt (7) |
| MEANDERING | Purpose of French band taking circuitous route (10) |
| COBAIN | Kurt, U.S. lead singer and guitarist of grunge band Nirvana who died in 1994 (6) |
| ANTIFREEZE | Reportedly against band taking winter precaution (10) |
| BELLADONNA | Drug free Noel with band taking in LA (10) |
| RIC | Ocasek who was lead singer of the Cars |
| LAUREN | ____ Laverne, broadcaster who was lead singer in alternative rock band Kenickie (6) |
| GROGAN | Clare, Scottish actress and singer who fronts the new wave band Altered Images (6) |
| KELLY | ____ Jones, lead singer and guitarist of Welsh rock band Stereophonics (5) |
| FRAME | Roddy, singer/songwriter who was lead vocalist of Aztec Camera (5) |
| LYNOTT | Phil, Irish singer who was lead vocalist of the hard rock band Thin Lizzy (6) |
| GREGG | ____ Alexander, singer who was lead vocalist of rock band New Radicals (5) |
