| MARIANNE | ___ Faithfull, English singer/ songwriter noted for her debut single As Tears Go By (8) |
| OHWOMAN | ____, Oh Why was the B-side of Paul McCartney's 1971 debut single as a solo artist |
| KATEBUSH | English singer/songwriter noted for her debut single Wuthering Heights released in 1978 (4,4) |
| COSTELLO | Elvis, English singer/songwriter noted for his single Oliver's Army released in 1979 (8) |
| GOULDING | Ellie, English singer/songwriter noted for her 2015 power ballad Love Me Like You Do (8) |
| MOHAYDER | Crime novelist born in 1962, noted for her debut novel Birdman (2,6) |
| ALICIA | ____ Keys, U.S. singer/songwriter noted for her debut single Fallin' in 2001 (6) |
| GABRIELLE | Singer/songwriter noted for her debut single Dreams, released in 1993 (9) |
| FAITHFULL | Late singing icon famed for her 1964 hit As Tears Go By (9) |
| STRONGER | Kanye West's only UK No 1 single as a lead artist |
| MARIANNEFAITHFULL | 1960s singer of As Tears Go By (8,9) |
| ISIT | "___ and watch as tears go by": Rolling Stones |
| SANDE | Emeli, Sunderland-born singer/songwriter noted for her debut album Our Version of Events (5) |
| RODRIGO | Olivia, U.S. singer/songwriter noted for her debut studio album Sour released in 2021 (7) |
| DIDO | Electronic pop singer/songwriter noted for her debut studio album No Angel (4) |
| ALISON | ___ Moyet, English singer/songwriter noted for her single Is This Love? (6) |
| STONE | Joss, English singer/songwriter noted for her single You Had Me released in 2004 (5) |
| PALOMA | ___ Faith, English singer/songwriter noted for her 2017 album The Architect (6) |
| STANSFIELD | Lisa, English singer/ songwriter noted for her 1989 UK No 1 hit All Around the World (10) |
| DEPAUL | Lynsey, English singer/songwriter noted for her song Sugar Me released in 1972 (2,4) |
