| MARVIN | The Shadows' lead guitarist (6) |
| THAYER | Tommy ---, lead guitarist in the US rock band Kiss since 2002 (6) |
| GARCIA | Jerry ___, lead guitarist and vocalist with the U.S. rock band Grateful Dead (6) |
| TUFNEL | Lead guitarist of the fictional rock band Spinal Tap, played by actor Christopher Guest (5,6) |
| ARCHER | Gem, English lead guitarist in the rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (6) |
| LEAGUE | Lead guitarist in red, the French fever with large, disorderly crowd outside excited for global event (5,6,5,3) |
| GRAHAM | _ Coxon, Blur's lead guitarist (6) |
| CARTER | Lead guitarist and Eden Fowler's bandmate in Home and Away (4,6) |
| OBLIGE | Force old bandleader to tell fib about lead guitarist (6) |
| LAGGAN | Middle of Highlands has a good lead guitarist central to band in Badenoch village (6) |
| SHAPPS | Tory politician whose cousin is Mick Jones, former lead guitarist of rock band The Clash |
| HARRISON | Name the lead guitarist for The Beatles, George ... (8) |
| HANK | - Marvin, lead guitarist for The Shadows (4) |
| GRAHAMCOXON | The lead guitarist of Blur (6,5) |
| RICHARDS | Who is the lead guitarist in the Rolling Stones? (8) |
| GURU | The spiritual guide is the lead guitarist at a football code |
| EDGE | The ___ , byname of David Evans, lead guitarist in the rock band U2 (4) |
| PAGE | Jimmy, English musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Led Zeppelin (4) |
| NIGEL | Lead guitarist of the fictional rock band Spinal Tap, played by actor Christopher Guest (5,6) |
| WORLDCUP | Lead guitarist in red, the French fever with large, disorderly crowd outside excited for global event (5,6,5,3) |
