Band whose first UK hit was Mad World in 1982 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Band whose first UK hit was Mad World in 1982 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TEARSFORFEARS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEARSFORFEARS Band whose first UK hit was Mad World in 1982 (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 9, 2024
6% DIRE ____ Straits, UK rock band (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2025
6% ECHO ____ & the Bunnymen, UK rock band (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2025
5% KARMACHAMELEON Culture Club No 1, the top-selling UK hit of 1983 (14) The Times Specialist Nov 10, 2025
5% ASQUITH British prime minister at the start of the First World War (7) The Times Specialist Nov 10, 2025
5% ALGREEN Soul great whose hits include Let's Stay Together (7) The Times Specialist Nov 10, 2025
5% GPS It's a "sat nav" in the UK (3) TV Nov 9, 2025
5% SKIDS Hit the __ (5) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
5% MISS Hit or ___ (4)
5% ADA Mathematician Lovelace whose first name is a palindrome (3) Universal Nov 2, 2025

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