| IFEELGOOD | The bracketed part in the title of James Brown's most successful single |
| ADLIB | Hallmark of James Brown's live shows that became a prominent feature in rap |
| TANKARD | Brown most of duck, turning that in pot |
| EYES | They're brown, most commonly (4) |
| LATE | Word in the title of James Corden's show |
| ULYSSES | This Latin name for Odysseus is also the title of James Joyce's famous 'Bloomsday' book |
| EVERYDAYHURTS | The most successful single by Mancunian band Sad Café |
| STEPON | The most successful single by Happy Mondays |
| URBANCOWBOY | What is the title of James Bridges' 1980 romantic Western starring John Travolta and Debra Winger? (5,6) |
| RIOTCITYBLUES | Primal Scream's most successful single, Country Girl, came from this album |
| DEUSEXMACHINA | Due to remix most of James Brown track on a fabulous device (4,2,7) |
| SOULMATES | Wives of James Brown? |
| STATE | What the first word of each long Across answer Is VlS-a-vis the bracketed place in its clue |
| MOTTO | What the first word of each long Across answer Is VlS-a-vis the bracketed place in its clue |
| TAUTOLOGICAL | Like the names of 18-, 25-, 40- and 50- Across vis-a-vis the bracketed languages |
| FIRSTFAMILYBUYSISLAND | [... White House occupants make a Caribbean purchase] (Theme hint: What can follow each word of the bracketed clues' answers?) |
| THE | With 14-A, 22-A, and 28-A, title of James Corden's final primetime special, which will air in April, as he wraps up his eight-year stint |
| DENIM | Like James Brown's jacket on the "In the Jungle Groove" album cover |
| HITANDRUN | Successful single doctor stopping a sister's criminal activity |
| HIHATS | Percussion items Herb Alpert originally introduced in successful singles (2-4) |
