| OZZFEST | Tour that featured bands such as Black Sabbath and Disturbed |
| HEAVYMETAL | Rock music typical of the bands Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple (5,5) |
| METAL | Genre of rock music whose pioneers include Black Sabbath and Deep Purple (5) |
| METALROCKERS | *Black Sabbath and their ilk |
| RINGS | Haloes; circular markings such as those on the necks of the pheasants said to be alluded to in The 12 Days of Christmas chimes, jingles, peals or tinkles; or, bands, such as signets (5) |
| SOFTROCK | Genre associated with bands such as 10cc and Eagles |
| ASSASSINBUGS | Insects such as black corsairs and masked hunters |
| PROG | ___ rock: style of music played by 1970s bands such as Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. (4) |
| GLAMROCK | Style of music associated with bands such as T.rex (4,4) |
| WRISTLETS | Clutch bags with detachable straps; or, bands such as friendship bracelets (9) |
| EMO | Rock music genre often applied to bands such as My Chemical Romance |
| FARM | Used as the backdrop in books such as Black Beauty, Charlotte's Web, Follyfoot or War Horse, a rural or agricultural tract of land, typically with a homestead (4) |
| HAZARD | Something dangerous, such as black ice? (6) |
| HORSE | Contribution from author Sewell, such as 'Black Beauty' (5) |
| EPONYM | The writer recalled introducing horse such as Black Beauty (6) |
| LAKE | Sites where birds such as black grouse display (4) |
| SUPERHERO | Character such as Black Hood, created by MLJ Comics (9) |
| PENROSE | Roger -; mathematical physicist known for work on singularities such as black holes (7) |
| USHER | One such as Black Rod is a gentleman of this sort (5) |
| OMENS | Things considered auguries of good or bad luck such as black cats (5) |
