| ERASURE | Synthpop duo who had a hit with 'Sometimes' in 1986 (7) |
| OTTAWAN | French duo who had a hit with D.I.S.C.O. in 1980 |
| OUTKAST | Rapping duo who had hits with 'Ms Jackson' and 'Hey Ya!' (7) |
| STOMPED | Pounded with the foot, sometimes in a fit of temper (7) |
| OTTOMAN | A low padded seat, usually armless, sometimes in the form of a chest (7) |
| ASSYRIA | Emerging as an independent state in the 14th century BCE, it became a major power in Mesopotamia, Armenia, and sometimes in northern Syria, before declining after the death of Tukulti-Ninurta I about |
| TYPISTS | They are found sometimes in a pool but never get wet (7) |
| OWLCITY | Synthpop act with the tracks Fireflies and Good Time (3,4) |
| BRONSKI | ____ Beat, English synthpop trio noted for their 1984 song Smalltown Boy (7) |
| SHANKS | --- & Bigfoot, duo who had a 1999 hit with Sweet Like Chocolate (6) |
| DTRAIN | Duo who had a 1981 club hit with You're the One for Me |
| SONNY | - and Cher, duo who had a hit with I Got You Babe (5) |
| AIRSUPPLY | Australian soft rock duo who had a 1980 hit with All Out of Love |
| SOFTCELL | Duo who had a 1981 hit with 'Tainted Love' (4,4) |
| HALL | US pop rock duo who had a 1982 hit with Maneater, _ & Oates (4) |
| EVERLYBROTHERS | American duo who had a hit with 'Wake Up Little Susie' (6,8) |
| HIMSELF | What an actor plays sometimes in films |
| WESTEND | ___ ___ Girls (80's synthpop) |
| HOTCHIP | English synthpop band whose song Over and Over was named best single of 2006 by NME (3,4) |
| ROUX | La _, synthpop duo with the 2009 UK No 1 single 'Bulletproof' (4) |
