| SAMSMITH | Singer of the hit "Stay with Me" (3,5) |
| SLAPSTICK | Having had a hit, stay with comedy (9) |
| LISALOEB | Singer with the 1994 hit "Stay (I Missed You)": 2 wds. |
| LARAJEAN | ___ Covey, heroine of the hit book/film series "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" |
| ROCHELLE | See picture clue: Co-host of The Hit List, -------- Humes (8) |
| LINGERIE | Stay with me, sweetheart, in underwear (8) |
| THAILAND | Where Season Three of the hit series will be set, according to "Variety" |
| ASHE | One-named US singer of the hit 2019 single Moral of the Story (4) |
| NINASIMONE | Singer of the hit My Baby Just Cares For Me (4,6) |
| ANNEMARIE | Singer of the hit single 2002 and a coach on The Voice UK (4-5) |
| STEWART | British singer of the hit Maggie May, Rod ... |
| SIA | Singer of the hit "Elastic Heart" |
| CHER | Singer of the hit 'Believe' |
| SAYER | Leo ---, singer of the hits Moonlighting and When I Need You (5) |
| KATYPERRY | Flamboyant singer of the hits I Kissed a Girl and Roar |
| CHICAGO | Band with the 1984 hit "Stay the Night" |
| RIHANNA | Singer with the 2013 hit "Stay" |
| SAM | « ___ Smith Stay With Me singer who was 22 when they won the 2015 Grammy for Record of the Year |
| ELLISON | Lorraine , American soul singer associated with the song Stay with Me (7) |
| LOEB | Singer Lisa who had the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" |
