| WHO | The ---, English rock band |
| SMITHS | The -; English rock band with the lead vocalist Morrissey (6) |
| CLASH | The - - - , English rock band whose song LondonCalling is played regularly at the London Sevens (5) |
| PETE | ___ Doherty, co-frontman of the English rock band The Libertines (4) |
| TAYLOR | Roger, drummer in the English rock band Queen (6) |
| THOMYORKE | Lead vocalist and songwriter of the English rock band Radiohead (4,5) |
| MARC | _ Bolan, singer in the English rock band T Rex (4) |
| CREEP | Debut and best-selling single of the English rock band Radiohead, released in 1992 (5) |
| BLOCKHEADS | The - English rock and roll band which was fronted by Ian Dury (10) |
| COZY | ___ Powell, stage name of the English rock drummer born Colin Flooks |
| OCEANCOLOURSCENE | English rock band whose Top 10 hit singles include The Day We Caught the Train and Hundred Mile High City (5,6,5) |
| ELBOW | English rock band; joint between the forearm and the upper arm (5) |
| TREX | English rock band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year: 2 wds. abbr. |
| STING | The lead singer of English rock band The Police (5) |
| COMBAT | 1982 album by English rock band The Clash, _ Rock (6) |
| WILDTHING | 1966 hit by English rock band the Troggs, from the album From Nowhere (4,5) |
| BLUES | The Moody ___ (English rock band) |
| ECHO | Popular '80s English rock band, ... & the Bunnymen (4) |
| KINKS | The ___ , English rock band founded in 1964 (5) |
| ROSES | The Stone _; English rock band (5) |
