| GRUNGE | Style of rock music originating in the US in the 1980s, characterised by a distorted guitar sound and angst-ridden lyrics (6) |
| AMANDA | Female forename meaning "lovable", popular in the US in the 1980s |
| GRUNGY | Resonated in good year like distorted guitar music |
| ROCKABILLY | Fast style of rock music originating in the south US in the mid 50s (10) |
| ACURA | Luxury marque that Honda introduced to North America in the 1980s (5) |
| SOUL | A kind of pop music originating in the Motown sound and fusing elements of gospel music, rock and R&B (4) |
| GLAM | Style of rock music popularised in the early 1970s by Slade, Gary Glitter and Roxy Music (4) |
| BLUES | Type of folk music originating in the US in the early 20c (5) |
| BODY | Main text of a book or letter; fullness of the flavour of wine; a leotard; or, a guitar's sound box (4) |
| CHOPSUEY | Chinese-style dish originating in the US whose name derives from the phrase mixed bits (4,4) |
| EXOCETMISSILE | What is the winged radar-guided anti-ship device that skims the waves close to the speed of sound an |
| BELLOWS | An instrument for producing a current of air to blow up a fire or sound an organ (7) |
| BASEBALL | Team sport originating in the US whose playing field is known as a diamond (8) |
| AMP | The Kinks Dave Davies said of the distortion produced by this guitar sound booster, "You just turn i |
| NEWWAVE | Reportedly understood the swell style of rock music (3,4) |
| EMO | Style of rock music in eastern Missouri (3) |
| PERFECTA | Form of bet originating in the US (8) |
| JITTERBUG | Frenetic swing dance originating in the US during the 1930s (9) |
| ZILCH | Originating in the US, what is a slang term for nothing? (5) |
| RAP | Genre of African-American music originating in the late 20th century (3) |
