| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| INDIE | Opposite of mainstream |
| INDIE | Out of the mainstream, say |
| ALTERNATIVEROCK | Out-of-the-mainstream genre |
| SECT | Group out of the mainstream |
| PEORIA | Metropolitan symbol of the American mainstream |
| LEFTFIELD | Out-of-the- mainstream local, slangily |
| NERD | Member of a subculture that's gone mainstream |
| UNDERGROUNDROCK | Variety of music that almost purposely avoids mainstream |
