| LIBERACE | American pianist/ showman of the 1950s (8) |
| BILL | Buffalo ___ (nickname of William Cody, showman of the Old West) |
| WILDBILLHICKOK | Legendary gunslinging showman of the American frontier with a rowdy-sounding nickname: 3 wds. |
| RAJKAPOOR | Bollywood's "Showman of the Millennium" (3,6) |
| HOROWITZ | Vladimir, noted Russian born, American pianist |
| RAJ | "The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema", Kapoor |
| AMOS | American pianist and singer of 1994 hit Cornflake Girl, Tori ---- (4) |
| SCOTT | American pianist and composer, creator of ragtime, _ Joplin |
| DUKE | American pianist and bandleader whose signature tune was Take the 'A' Train (4,9) |
| ELLINGTON | American pianist and bandleader whose signature tune was Take the 'A' Train (4,9) |
| ARNDT | Felix ___, American pianist and composer of popular music who influenced George Gershwin |
| ERROLLGARNER | American pianist who wrote the jazz standard Misty in 1954 (6,6) |
| TESH | John ____, American pianist, and co-host of Entertainment Tonight for 10 years ending 1996 |
| DUKEELLINGTON | American pianist and bandleader whose signature tune was Take the 'A' Train (4,9) |
| FOSS | American pianist Lukas |
| GOODE | American pianist Richard ___ (5) |
| EMANUELAX | Polish-American pianist |
| ROSALYN | American pianist Ms. Tureck who influenced Glenn Gould |
| NERO | American pianist Peter ___ |
| FATSDOMINO | American pianist working on sad motif |
