| DANCING | Toilet lady mincing on wildly to Bowie hit of 1972 (4,2,4,7) |
| JOHNIMONLY | Toilet lady mincing on wildly to Bowie hit of 1972 (4,2,4,7) |
| NOURISH | I rush on wildly to get feed (7) |
| TAXIDERMY | Stuffing mix ready for mincing on time |
| REBELREBEL | Repetitively titled David Bowie hit of 1974: 2 wds. |
| LETSDANCE | David Bowie hit of 1983 |
| LEVER | Means of exerting pressure. Long Haired - from Liverpool, Little Jimmy Osmond hit of 1972 (5) |
| STREWTH | Said to be amazed, scatter wildly to ends of the earth |
| ROCK | Genre leading to suicide, according to Bowie (4,1,4) |
| ROCKNROLL | Genre leading to suicide, according to Bowie |
| ROADIE | Member of band's crew reportedly travelled with one close to Bowie |
| ALLTHEYOUNGDUDES | Mott The Hoople's biggest hit, thanks to Bowie (3,3,5,5) |
| NROLL | see 6dn, Genre leading to suicide, according to Bowie (4,1,4) |
| IAMWOMAN | #1 hit of 1972 from the movie "Stand Up and Be Counted" |
| SONGSUNGBLUE | Neil Diamond #1 hit of 1972 that was inspired by a Mozart concerto: 3 wds. |
| BEIM | "Could It ___ Falling in Love" (The Spinners hit of 1972) |
| PRISONTERM | Sentence rips on wildly for the students (6,4) |
| STONES | Sets on wildly and hurls missiles at (6) |
| RAIMENT | Carry on wildly about Emi returning the clothing (7) |
| DISHTHEDIRT | Gossip? Attractive woman tried wildly to suppress half of this (4,3,4) |