| BEATLES | The ---, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 (7) |
| SEEDS | The Lightning _. English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1989 (5) |
| TEARDROP | The ____ Explodes, post-punk band formed in Liverpool in 1978 (8) |
| STONEROSES | The --, rock band formed in Manchester in 1983 (5,5) |
| CHILLS | The rock band formed in Dunedin in 1980 whose most successful song was Heavenly Pop Hit (6) |
| ATOMICKITTEN | Pop girl group formed in Liverpool in 1998 (6,6) |
| BOERSMA | Phil ___ , Middlesbrough attacker signed from Liverpool in 1975 (7) |
| MECCANO | Model construction set first patented by Frank Hornby from Liverpool in 1901 (7) |
| IANRUSH | Prolific goal scorer for Liverpool in the 1980s (3,4) |
| ARBELOA | Alvaro ___, Spanish defender who returned to Real Madrid from Liverpool in 2009 |
| HAYWARD | Justin _, lead singer of the rock band The Moody Blues (7) |
| COGHLAN | John --, the original drummer of the rock band Status Quo (7) |
| ARTHURS | Paul --, one of the founders of the rock band Oasis (7) |
| BAINBRIDGE | Novelist born in Liverpool in 1932 remembered for books including The Dressmaker, The Bottle Factory |
| BIBBY | Founded in Liverpool in 1807 by John ___ (d.1840), the ___ Line is the world's oldest independently owned deep sea shipping line (5) |
| SPITERI | Sharleen, lead singer of the rock band Texas (7) |
| STUCOOK | Bass guitarist in the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| ALEXEI | ___ Sayle, stand-up comedian born in Liverpool in 1952 (6) |
| BOARDMAN | Stan, English comedian born in Liverpool in 1937 (8) |
| ATOMIC | ____ Kitten, girl group founded in Liverpool in 1998 (6) |
