| JANET | ___ Jackson, U.S. singer/ songwriter who was MTV's inaugural Icon in 2001 (5) |
| PERRY | Katy, U.S. singer/songwriter who released her sixth studio album Smile in 2020 (5) |
| HOLLY | Buddy, U.S. singer/songwriter who led The Crickets (5) |
| ROSIE | ___ the Riveter, cultural icon in the US during World War II, (5) |
| MUNGO | Chewed gum? No, he is a pious icon in Glasgow (5) |
| EMOJI | Expressive image or icon (in text messages) (5) |
| TOTEM | Icon in the grotto temple (5) |
| ELVIS | Icon in document allowing entry to Spain, briefly? (5) |
| QUANT | Mod fashion icon in 1960s britain, Mary ___ |
| OSCAR | Green icon in a trash bin? |
| POLLOCK | Jackson, U.S. abstract expressionist who died in 1956 (7) |
| SAMUEL | ____ L. Jackson, U.S. actor who played gun runner Ordell Robbie in 1997 crime film Jackie Brown (6) |
| DAVIDBYRNE | British-U.S. singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and guitarist of the New Wave band Talking Heads (5,5) |
| ICECUBE | Stage name of O'Shea Jackson, U.S. hiphop artist and record producer, born LA 1969 (3,4) |
| GLORIA | _ _ _ _ _ _ Estefan, Cuban-U.S. singer/songwriter who was originally in Miami Sound Machine (6) |
| LYLELOVETT | U.S. singer/songwriter who was married to actress Julia Roberts in the 1990s (4,6) |
| SHEILA | ____ Ferguson, U.S. singer/songwriter who was in soul music group The Three Degrees (6) |
| PORTER | Gregory, U.S. singer/songwriter who was nominated for Best R&B album Grammy in 2020 for All Rise (6) |
| LADYGAGA | U.S. singer/songwriter who sang The Star-Spangled Banner at Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021 (4,4) |
| MATHIS | Johnny, U.S. singer/songwriter who released Merry Christmas album in 1958 (6) |
