| BACHATA | Romantic music genre originating in the Dominican Republic |
| MERENGUE | Type of lively dance music originating in the Dominican Republic (8) |
| REGGAE | Music genre originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, largely developed from ska and rocksteady (6) |
| SKA | Music genre originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, a forerunner of reggae (3) |
| GRIME | Music genre originating in East London in the early 2000s, characterised by electronic sounds and hip-hop vocals (5) |
| KPOP | Music genre originating in South Korea (1-3) |
| MERSEYBEAT | Early 1960s music genre originating in Liverpool * (6,4) |
| ROCKABILLY | Music genre originating in 1950s America * (10) |
| ITALO | ___ house (music genre originating in Europe) |
| LAISABELA | Village in the Dominican Republic, founded by Christopher Columbus in 1493, considered the first formal European settlement in the New World |
| SANTO | The remains of Christopher Columbus are believed to lie in the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor in the Dominican Republic's capital, ... Domingo |
| DIA | A day in the Dominican Republic |
| ESTE | Direction in the Dominican Republic |
| LICIT | In the Dominican Republic, Italian vermouth is legal (5) |
| MOCA | Provincial capital in the Dominican Republic |
| DIAS | Days in the Dominican Republic |
| PUNTA | ___ Cana (resort town in the Dominican Republic) |
| ALHORFORD | 5-time NBA All-Star center born in the Dominican Republic: 2 wds. |
| RHAPSODY | Romantic music in shop yard, perhaps (8) |
| COLORATURA | Elaborately ornamentated vocal melody in classical or Romantic music, featuring runs, trills etc. (10) |
