| IRELAND | Country of origin of the musical bands The Corrs and The Cranberries (7) |
| FRANCE | Country of origin of the cyclist Kerry Wyatt recently took in in Emmerdale (6) |
| LAGAN | My ____ Love, Irish folk song recorded by Kate Bush, The Corrs and Charlotte Church (5) |
| WHATCANIDO | Song by Irish band The Corrs released in 1998 (4,3,1,2) |
| ORCHESTRAS | Musical bands |
| RECORDSHOP | Potatoes with most of 24 down attracts those interested in the jam and the cranberries, for instance |
| QUARTZ | 20s invention we were all wearing by the 60s (on really wide bands), the ... crystal watch |
| BLACKBELTS | Note shortage relates to bands - the ones all dressed up for a fight (5,5) |
| JOKER | Steve Miller Band's "The ___" |
| RUNAWAY | The Corrs debut single, charting 30 years ago (7) |
| VINTAGE | Date of origin (of wine etc) (7) |
| COLOMBO | Behold musical band going round that capital city (7) |
| DOLORES | ___ O'Riordan, lead singer of The Cranberries (7) |
| CORSAIR | Pirate finds first class passage in Corrs rip-off (7) |
| COLOMBIA | Country of origin of Perla Navia, star of The Real Housewives of Cheshire TV show (8) |
| UKRAINE | Country of origin of a large group of Eastern European settlers in 1 across after WWII (7) |
| INDIA | Country of origin of Isaac Newton, the King's former wife and BA ultimately (5) |
| ANDREA | First name of the lead singer of the Irish sibling group The Corrs |
| CHINA | Country of origin of paper, movable type, kites, compasses, seismographs, porcelain and silk (5) |
| GREECE | Country of origin of tennis player Maria Sakkari (6) |