Music Crossword for Teens

Nineties Grunge Music

"Nineties Grunge Music" is a medium crossword about music with 16 clues, 7 across and 9 down, on an 11 by 11 grid.

The longest answer runs seven letters: "Vocalist with a four-octave range who fronted Soundgarden" (4 Across). It crosses two other answers, which makes it a useful one to try first.

  • 16 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Medium
  • Answers 3 to 7 letters

The three longest answers

  1. 4 Across (7)Vocalist with a four-octave range who fronted Soundgarden
  2. 8 Across (7)Emerald City that gave birth to the nineties flannel explosion
  3. 13 Across (7)Plaid woolen shirt worn loose over thermal undershirts

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Across

  1. 4. Vocalist with a four-octave range who fronted Soundgarden
  2. 5. Friendly Unit Shifter on In Utero, or a dial-turned broadcast receiver
  3. 6. Chaotic uprising paired with grrrl in feminist punk circles
  4. 8. Emerald City that gave birth to the nineties flannel explosion
  5. 11. Stage unit cranked up for maximum distortion
  6. 13. Plaid woolen shirt worn loose over thermal undershirts
  7. 14. Initials shared by a motor oil brand and the Pilots from San Diego

Down

  1. 1. Neil Young killer guitar epic recorded with Crazy Horse
  2. 2. Dirty substance mixed with honey to form a pioneering band
  3. 3. First name chained in heavy Seattle harmonies
  4. 4. Bald frontman behind Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie
  5. 7. Sludge pioneers fronted by Buzz Osborne who shaped heavy alternative rhythms
  6. 8. Iconic label that issued Bleach and coined the Loser slogan
  7. 9. Instrument Krist Novoselic hurled into the air at the 1992 VMAs
  8. 10. Courtney Love fronted outfit behind Live Through This
  9. 12. Pearl of rock music history

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