17. LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS nec

1.  Not Michael's brother

2.  Crumbs - BREAD

3.  Nicks a miracle

4.  Guyz - GORILLAZ

5.  Australian Dog

6.  Michelangelo and Raphael - RENAISSANCE

7.  Luxury car connoisseurs
8.  Beefy bloomer
9.  Marzipan?
10. Youngster

11. Fleece - STING

12. Fleeting Furrow
13. Top Doc

14. Candy in Colorado - JOHN DENVER

15. Winehouse, Grant, Macdonald, Stewart

16. Nutty Professor

17. Fusses as Sian stokes the fire - LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS

18. Friend of Phil
19. Rubbery rind returned
20. Overexposed at the bowl

21. Cute teddy bear
22. In charge of the water sports
23. Hole in the trouser leg
24. Hard to see the baby bird
25. Cottage in East Yorkshire

there was a typo in 15.  apols, not that it should really make much difference

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H, your answer to 25 was very promising

25 Beverley Craven

25. BEVERLEY CRAVEN HF

16 madness?

1.  Not Michael's brother (this is a silly one, it's not cryptic it's a fact)

2.  Crumbs - BREAD
3.  Nicks a miracle - STEVIE WONDER
4.  Guyz - GORILLAZ

5.  Australian Dog (an abbreviation will help you here)

6.  Michelangelo and Raphael - RENAISSANCE

7.  Luxury car connoisseurs
8.  Beefy bloomer
9.  Marzipan?
10. Youngster (early 80s male singer)

11. Fleece - STING

12. Fleeting Furrow (within the past 20 years so maybe too recent!)
13. Top Doc (early 80s one-hit wonder)

14. Candy in Colorado - JOHN DENVER

15. Winehouse, Grant, Macdonald, Stewart

16. Nutty Professor (mid-80s singer)

17. Fusses as Sian stokes the fire - LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS

18. Friend of Phil
19. Rubbery rind returned (minor hits from the mid 70s)
20. Overexposed at the bowl (one-hit wonder from the early 80s)

21. Cute teddy bear
22. In charge of the water sports
23. Hole in the trouser leg
24. Hard to see the baby bird

25. Cottage in East Yorkshire - BEVERLEY CRAVEN

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1 janet jackson

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perhaps I should have said Not Michael's Relative

1.  Not Michael's brother (this is a silly one, it's not cryptic it's a fact.  It would be better to say not related to Michael)

2.  Crumbs - BREAD
3.  Nicks a miracle - STEVIE WONDER
4.  Guyz - GORILLAZ

5.  Australian Dog (an abbreviation will help you here, one-word answer)

6.  Michelangelo and Raphael - RENAISSANCE

7.  Luxury car connoisseurs (think of a luxury car)
8.  Beefy bloomer
9.  Marzipan? (male singer)
10. Youngster (early 80s male singer, one-word answer in this instance)

11. Fleece - STING

12. Fleeting Furrow (within the past 20 years so maybe too recent!)
13. Top Doc (early 80s one-hit wonder, very short answer)

14. Candy in Colorado - JOHN DENVER

15. Winehouse, Grant, Macdonald, Stewart (what connects them?)

16. Nutty Professor (mid-80s feamle singer)

17. Fusses as Sian stokes the fire - LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS
18. Friend of Phil - BUDDY HOLLY

19. Rubbery rind returned (minor hits from the mid 70s, think of another way of saying each word ish)
20. Overexposed at the bowl (one-hit wonder from the early 80s)

21. Cute teddy bear (female singer)
22. In charge of the water sports (I could have said the rowing)
23. Hole in the trouser leg
24. Hard to see the baby bird (the baby bird is a male)

25. Cottage in East Yorkshire - BEVERLEY CRAVEN

There are 4 one-word answers containing only 3, 4, 5 and 6 letters.

I was tempted to use nutty for another question.

9. MARC ALMOND H

20 Flash in the Pan

15 The Christians ?

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20. FLASH AND THE PAN

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