| GANGSTARAP | Aggressive macho music of US black origin (7,3) |
| RAP | Type of popular music of US black origin (3) |
| PARSNIPS | Roots music of black origin recalled cutting-edge sounds? |
| DAK | US Black Hills Terr. of 1888 |
| ITTO | Classic US black-and-white TV show, Leave ... Beaver (2,2) |
| ATLANTA | Show that gave us Black Justin Bieber |
| LIES | US black comedy with Reese Witherspoon, Big Little _ (4) |
| MALCOLMX | US black civil-rights leader, assassinated in New York in 1965 (7,1) |
| DEADTOME | US black comedy which starred Christina Applegate and James Marsden (4,2,2) |
| DEAD | _ to Me. US black comedy series starrin Christina Applegate an Linda Cardellini (4) |
| WIDOW | Scarlett Johansson's character in the film at Captain America, Black ___ (5) |
| AVENGERS | Superhero team including Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and Iron Man (8) |
| LONERANGER | The title music of his black-and-white TV show was a version of the William Tell Overture, the ... ( |
| FOLKBALLAD | TV spot for a black tie event featuring the music of James Taylor? |
| THEPLANETS | Music of the spheres? (3,7) |
| HEAVYMETAL | Music of great substance (5,5) |
| ROCKABILLY | A note in film music of the Fifties? (10) |
| JERSEYBOYS | 2005 musical featuring the story and music of The Four Seasons |
| BLUEGRASS | What type of music originated in Kentucky and is a mix of the music of Appalachia, gospel and jazz? (9) |
| JAZZ | Style of music of African American origin, often involving improvisation (4) |