| FUGEES | U.S. former hip hop group noted for their 1996 cover single Killing Me Softly (6) |
| RAKIM | Eric B.'s former hip-hop partner |
| BABYBIRD | British indie rock band noted for their 1996 song You're Gorgeous (8) |
| SEAL | Pop star who had a hit with a 1996 cover of "Fly Like an Eagle" |
| EVOKE | British female vocal duo, comprising Marlaine Gordon and Kerry Potter, best known for their 1996 single Arms of Loren |
| THUG | ___ Life (former hip-hop group) |
| NWA | Controversial former hip hop group (1,1,1) |
| BDP | Former hip hop group from the South Bronx, initially |
| NASHVILLE | Where Ween recorded their 1996 album "12 Golden Country Greats" |
| MARTHA | ___ And The Vandellas, 1960s Motown group noted for their single Dancing In The Street (6) |
| MELVIN | Harold ____ & The Blue Notes, group noted for their song If You Don't Know Me By Now (6) |
| SISTER | Swing Out ____, pop group noted for their hits Breakout and Surrender (6) |
| INDEEP | Post-disco group noted for their hit song Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (6) |
| AGASSI | Andre, U.S. former tennis player who won the Wimbledon men's singles in 1992 (6) |
| EQUINE | Dancing Queen cover single describes those going off the rails perhaps (6) |
| EASTON | The ___ Assassin, nickname of U.S. former heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes (6) |
| JOYNER | Florence Griffith, U.S. former athlete who won three golds at the 1988 Olympics (6) |
| PHELPS | Michael, U.S. former swimmer who won a record 23 Olympic gold medals (6) |
| POWELL | Mike, U.S. former athlete who set the world long jump record in 1991 (6) |
| NORTON | Ken, U.S. former heavyweight boxer born in 1943 nicknamed The Fighting Marine (6) |
