1a US rock star encountered crossing a lounge [4,4] M??? / L?A?
6d Saw lead choking dog ? [7] ????E?B
16a Throughout most of term, terribly strict [4,4,2,5] Last word S???N ? stern
15d Moving, English poet to Alabama [9] Begins with E
Even if I do this on my own I never bother sending it in to answer another question I read in answerbank
though by today's performance I might as well give up