| ROYORBISON | US singer-songwriter and musician (1936-88) known by nicknames including 'the Caruso of Rock' and ;The Big O' (3,7) |
| BABERUTH | US baseball player (1895-1948) known by nicknames including the Bambino and the Sultan of Swat (4,4) |
| BINGO | Game with numbers ascribed nicknames including garden gate, pick-and-mix and tickety-boo (5) |
| ORBISON | Singer nicknamed "The Caruso of Rock" |
| STEPHENS | Real surname of US singer-songwriter and musician John Legend (8) |
| GRAMPARSONS | American singer, songwriter and musician who joined The Byrds in 1968 and formed The Flying Burrito Brothers with fellow Byrd Chris Hillman in 1969 |
| SLEDGEHAMMER | 1986 hit by English singer, songwriter and musician Peter Gabriel, from the album So (12) |
| STEVIEWONDER | American singer-songwriter and musician who signed to Tamla Motown in 1961 at the age of 11 (6,6) |
| PRINCE | US singer/songwriter and musician who died in 2016 (6) |
| JONES | "I don't try to sound like anyone but me anymore. If something is out of my element, I try to avoid it." She is an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to international stardom with her de |
| LOUREED | U.S. singer/songwriter and musician noted for his 1972 hit Walk On The Wild Side (3,4) |
| SERGE | ____ Gainsbourg, French singer/songwriter and musician noted for his song Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus (5) |
| TORI | US singer-songwriter and pianist whose albums include the UK No. 1 Under the Pink (1994) (4,4) |
| AMOS | US singer-songwriter and pianist whose albums include the UK No. 1 Under the Pink (1994) (4,4) |
| BOBMARLEY | Jamaican reggae singer songwriter and musician who fronted The Wailers (3,6) |
| NELSON | Actual surname of U.S. singer/songwriter and musician Prince (6) |
| MOBY | Stage name of American DJ, singer-songwriter and musician Richard Melville Hall |
| NICKLOWE | Singer-songwriter and musician born in 1949 noted for his collaborations with Elvis Costello (4,4) |
| MORRISON | Jim, US singer/songwriter and lead vocalist of The Doors (8) |
| JIMIHENDRIX | US singer-songwriter and guitarist who headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival (4,7) |
