Across
- 4. Felt cold as ice, wanted love clarity
- 6. Duo that told us to wake them up before we go-go
- 9. CBGB regulars who brought rap to the charts
- 10. Irish band that found what they were looking for
- 12. Champions of stadium anthems
- 13. New romantic goldsmiths
- 14. Eruption of guitar-driven rock
- 16. Walked like ancient royalty
- 17. Toys in the attic before rap rock
- 19. Hair metal that kept spinning
- 21. Evita before Evita
- 23. Alphabetically stylish UK sophisticates
- 26. Architecture and electronics in synth form
- 27. Arnel Pineda’s predecessor's band
- 28. Time after time voice of rebellion
- 30. Album that moonwalked into history
- 31. Nursery Cryme pioneers turned pop juggernaut
- 33. Synthpop pair who dreamed sweetly
Down
- 1. Ziggy’s 80s alter ego went dancing
- 2. Breath-powered solo vehicle in Wham ballads
- 3. Puppeteer of thrash metal beginnings
- 5. Not quite the Police, but still watching every move
- 7. Nutty boys with domestic dreams
- 8. Reflexive new wavers
- 11. Viennese rapper before the genre popped
- 13. Backbone of new wave soundscapes
- 15. They blessed the rains down in Africa
- 17. Pencil-sketch pop immortals
- 18. Initials that defined pop for a decade
- 20. Slippery When Wet band
- 21. Channel that killed the radio star
- 22. Energy dome enthusiasts
- 24. Uptown man who moved out
- 25. Sisters who dreamed big
- 28. Gothic romantics who said Friday was their favorite day
- 29. Purple royalty with a Minneapolis sound
- 32. Mixtape vessel, pre-digital