80's Fun

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Across
  1. 3. — Wham! star
  2. 5. — Northern Ireland conflict backdrop
  3. 6. — Music television launch
  4. 7. — Tape format
  5. 9. — Global tension backdrop
  6. 11. — Goth-tinged British band
  7. 12. — Late-70s influence on the 80s
  8. 15. — Decade of synths and big hair
  9. 17. — Landmark U2 album
  10. 20. — Irish taoiseach in the 1980s
  11. 24. — Gritty rock offshoot
  12. 26. — Do They Know It’s Christmas? group
  13. 27. — Major UK labour dispute
  14. 31. — U2 frontman
  15. 32. — New Romantic band
  16. 33. — Manchester indie band
  17. 34. — Keyboard-driven genre
  18. 36. — 1985 charity concert
  19. 37. — BBC music show
Down
  1. 1. — British pop duo
  2. 2. — Boy George’s band
  3. 3. — Live Aid organiser
  4. 4. — East–West divide, metaphorically
  5. 6. — Smiths frontman
  6. 8. — Synth-driven UK group
  7. 10. — Stylish British pop band
  8. 13. — British synth duo
  9. 14. — Androgynous pop star
  10. 16. — Big emotional song
  11. 18. — Dublin rock band
  12. 19. — Portable stereo
  13. 21. — UK prime minister of the era
  14. 22. — Statement-heavy 80s scene
  15. 23. — Record format
  16. 25. — Post-punk music movement
  17. 28. — Enduring figures of the decade
  18. 29. — Irish band led by Geldof
  19. 30. — Portable music player
  20. 35. — Fashion-forward music scene