| CHAKA | ___ Khan, byname of U.S. singer/songwriter born Yvette Stevens, known as the Queen of Funk (5) |
| CHAKAKHAN | Singer born Yvette Stevens |
| CHICO | ___ Marx, byname of U.S. comedian and actor born Leonard Joseph in 1887 (5) |
| PATTI | ____ Smith, U.S. singer/songwriter born in 1946 dubbed the 'punk poet laureate' (5) |
| AIMEE | ____ Mann, U.S. singer/songwriter born in 1960 (5) |
| DOMINO | Fats, byname of U.S. singer and pianist born in 1928 who helped to define the New Orleans R&B sound (6) |
| FATSDOMINO | Byname of U.S. singer and pianist noted for his recording of Blueberry Hill in 1956 (4,6) |
| RUFUS | William ___ , byname of the English king, William II, because of his ruddy complexion (5) |
| ISAAC | Publisher Funk of Funk and Wagnalls |
| AYERS | Byname of rock formation Uluru, named for former premier of South Australia (5,4) |
| BARRYWHITE | U.S. singer/songwriter born in 1944 nicknamed The Walrus of Love (5,5) |
| BADU | Erykah, U.S. singer/songwriter born in 1971 who has been dubbed the Queen Of Neo Soul (4) |
| ELCID | Byname of the Castilian warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (d.1099) (2,3) |
| EVITA | Byname of Eva Peron (1919-1952) |
| KHAN | Chaka, the "Queen of Funk" |
| IGGYPOP | Professional name of U.S. singer/songwriter James Osterberg Junior born in 1947 (4,3) |
| GAGA | Lady ____ , professional name of U.S. singer/songwriter who duetted with Ariana Grande on the 2020 single Rain On Me (4) |
| JOHNNYCASH | U.S. singer/songwriter born in 1932 who was nicknamed The Man in Black (6,4) |
| ORBISON | Roy, U.S. singer/songwriter born in 1936, who was nicknamed The Big O (7) |
| TOMWAITS | U.S. singer/songwriter born in 1949 noted for his deep, gravelly voice (3,5) |
