| SAMSMITH | Pop star who sings the Spectre theme song, Writing's on the Wall (3,5) |
| MILAMASON | Country star who sings "The Strong One" |
| GRAFFITI | German count, one having an attack first, the writings on the wall (8) |
| GRAFFITO | Try to squeeze tariff, otherwise the writing's on the wall (8) |
| AMYADAMS | "Enchanted" star who sings "True Love's Kiss" |
| PENCHANT | Liking to reverse the order of song-writing? (8) |
| JENNIFER | ___ Hudson, singer and actress playing Grizabella, who sings the big song - 53A - in Cats (8) |
| AURELIUS | Marcus - - -, Roman Emperor 161-180 AD, known for his writings on how a Stoic should live (8) |
| SPECTRE | 2015 movie which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Writing's on the Wall |
| EULOGIST | One who sings the praises of another (8) |
| EPITOMES | Typical examples of sanctimonious writings on MDMA (8) |
| SGRAFFITI | Son with writings on the wall forming decorative works (9) |
| ARTIST | See 1D. His writing's on the wall (8,6) |
| SAM | "Writing's On The Wall" singer Smith |
| OUIJA | When the Germans and French say yes the writing's on the board (5) |
| THUG | Tupac: A - - - Life, a collection of writings on the rapper Tupac Shakur published in 2005 (4) |
| EILISH | Who sings the theme song for the much-delayed James Bond film No Time To Die? (6) |
| GRIZABELLA | The "Glamour Cat" who sings the song Memory in the stage and film musical Cats (10) |
| JIMMYFALLON | "SNL" star who sings "Idiot Boyfriend" |
| THECREEPS | Revulsion he was seized by, the spectre having dematerialised (3,6) |
