| SHOWUP | Arrive when the entertainment's finished |
| COMPETE | Enter the race and arrive when the favourite gets in (7) |
| SHOWSUP | Appears as entertainment's finished (5,2) |
| ROLLUP | Arrive when bread has risen (4,2) |
| TALENT | _ _ _ _ _ _ scout, one whose job is to find and recruit the entertainment or sports stars of the future (6) |
| AMUSED | Provided the entertainment for |
| EFFETE | Spent two notes at the entertainment |
| EQUITY | Trade Union for the entertainment industry (6) |
| STEREO | Sounds like it's the entertainment needed |
| EMCEED | Led the entertainment |
| CINEMA | How we came in just for the entertainment there (6) |
| DUE | About to arrive When you've solved the crossword, the letters on the shaded squares, reading left to right, top to bottom, spell a mystery word or phrase. |
| ENSA | The Entertainments National Services Association, in short (4) |
| RIVIERA | Where I arrive, when after a resort? (7) |
| WARRANT | Writ for arrest will arrive when in need (7) |
| ONCEUPONATIMEIN | Phrase that, when preceded by the first parts of the four theme entries, creates the name of the entertainment in the parenthesis |
| CAKE | "Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the ___ is more real than the baker": Judd Nelson (4) |
| HERE | Before the start of the entertainment the girl is present (4) |
| DARTS | Moves quickly much to the entertainment of the drinkers (5) |
| ENTER | Take part in the entertainment - go onto the stage (5) |
