| EURYTHMICS | British former pop duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart formed in 1980 (10) |
| WHAM | Former pop duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley (4) |
| ANNIELENNOX | Singer/songwriter who with fellow musician Dave Stewart formed the Eurythmics and who has a home in Mallorca (5,6) |
| TOURISTS | The ?, rock band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart whose eponymous debut album was released in 1979 |
| SUPERHEAVY | Rock supergroup whose members included Mick Jagger, Damian Marley, Joss Stone and Dave Stewart (10) |
| SOLIDARITY | Independent federation of Polish trade unions formed in 1980 under the leadership of Lech Walesa, outlawed from 1982 to 1989 (10) |
| WOODYALLEN | Born Allen Stewart Konigberg, American director of Annie Hall and Love And Death (5,5) |
| CLAWHAMMER | Instrument beginning to capture former pop group in Debussy classic (4,6) |
| LENNOX | Annie, Scottish singer/ songwriter who formed pop duo Eurythmics with Dave Stewart (6) |
| DOLLAR | Which pop duo of the late 1970s and 1980s consisted of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar? (6) |
| REDKNAPP | Surname of former pop star Louise who was one of the runners-up on Strictly in 2016 and who performed as Flamingo on the Masked Dancer in 2021 (8) |
| NEWORDER | Rock band formed in 1980 by former members of Joy Division (3,5) |
| JAMELIA | Former pop star who was on the Loose Women panel between 2013 and 2016 and took part in Strictly in 2015 (7) |
| SCOTTISH | Like Annie Lennox and Sheena Easton |
| ODDBALLS | British comedy act. formed in 1980 b Danny Blue and Richard Welsh. best known for their "Naked Balloon Dance' (8) |
| ROYALSOCIETYOFCHEMISTRY | Professional body formed in 1980 from the merger of four scientific institutions |
| DEPECHEMODE | English synthpop band formed in 1980, whose keyboardist Andy Fletcher died in May 2022 (7,4) |
| SOFTCELL | Early 1980s pop duo of Marc Almond and David Ball |
| ERASURE | UK synth-pop duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke (7) |
| GOWEST | The pop duo of Richard Drummie and Peter Cox |
