| BJORK | Lead singer of The Sugarcubes who recorded the solo albums Debut and Post (5) |
| DMX | First musician to have his first five albums debut at #1 |
| SIMON | Singer-songwriter who released the solo album Graceland in 1986 (5) |
| CREEP | Debut and best-selling single of the English rock band Radiohead, released in 1992 (5) |
| NCKEL | 1866 debut, and a hint to the pattern created by the puzzle's special squares |
| LENNY | And 14 Singer-actor whose 1989 album debut was Let Love Rule (5,7) |
| RUFUS | _ Wainwright, Canadian singer who recorded the 2007 album Release The Stars (5) |
| STERN | Violinist Isaac who performed the solos in the movie "Fiddler on the Roof" |
| PEPYS | Samuel, diarist who recorded the Great Fire of London (5) |
| GLENN | --- Miller, band leader who recorded the songs In the Mood and Chattanooga Choo Choo |
| OMBRE | From "man", a trick-taking card game; or, the solo player (5) |
| RENEE | Aust. singer who recorded the Difficult Woman album, ___ Geyer |
| ONEAL | NBA star who recorded the 1993 rap album "Shaq Diesel" |
| ONEUP | The solo pilot is at an advantage |
| AFTER | In circulation, Financial Times, Time and Post (5) |
| SIMONANDGARFUNKEL | The solo album Graceland and the single Bright Eyes are associated respectively with the members of this duo |
| REMIT | Right time to return and post off some cheque maybe |
| BIRTHDAY | A date for presents for The Sugarcubes, The Peddlers and The Association (8) |
| GRANT | *General and post-Civil War President |
| JANGOO | Who scored an unbeaten hundred on his ODI debut and won player of the match award, too, in the third ODI between West Indies and Bangladesh in Basseterre in December 2024? (6) |
