| DEEPPURPLE | English band considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal (4,6) |
| CAPABLANCA | Cuban chess player widely considered to be among the greatest in history |
| BERRY | Chuck -, singer and guitarist who was among the pioneers of rock and roll (5) |
| REM | Georgia band considered to be one of the first alternative rock groups |
| CHUCKBERRY | American songwriter who was one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll and was known for his song Johnny B. Goode: 2 wds. |
| RINGLEADER | Mastermind of heavy metal band, originally, then Queen |
| PATHFINDER | Patrick and that girl hide discovery from one of the Pioneers (10) |
| CASSAVETES | Which film director-actor is regarded as the pioneer of American cinema verite? (Last name only.) |
| SETTLEABLE | Like Western land, to the pioneers |
| AVANTGARDE | The pioneers or innovators in art in any period (5,5) |
| HEADBANGER | Fan of heavy metal |
| HOLA | This long-running Spanish publication is one of the pioneers of the celebrity magazine. (4) |
| LESPAUL | American guitarist who was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar (3,4) |
| AOL | One of the pioneers of the internet |
| ZSCHOPAU | Saxon city, home to the pioneers of twostroke engines whose name was made from its initial and the word Motorenwerke . (8) |
| LOCKE | Civil engineer ranked as one of the pioneers of railway development (5) |
| YAHOO | Company that is one of the pioneers of Internet web search |
| MIESVANDERROHE | Ludwig --, one of the pioneers of modernist architecture (4,3,3,4) |
| UTICA | The Pioneers of the N.C.A.A. |
| DIRAC | Paul ___, one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics (5) |
