| OLDFIELD | Bruce, fashion designer born in 1950 whose clients include Samantha Cameron and Jerry Hall (8) |
| JOANARMATRADING | Singer/songwriter born in Saint Kitts in 1950 whose albums include Into The Blues (4,11) |
| GUYSANDDOLLS | Musical that premiered in 1950 whose songs include Luck Be A Lady (4,3,5) |
| LYRICIST | Bernie Taupin, born in 1950, is a noted one (8) |
| THEORIES | Maybe Cameron and Osborne conceal explosive ideas (8) |
| ETONCROP | Macmillan, Cameron and Johnson out of it; Truss wouldn't wear it (4,4) |
| HILFIGER | American fashion designer born in 1951 who married Dee Ocleppo in 2008 (5,8) |
| GALLIANO | John, fashion designer born in Gibraltar in 1960 (8) |
| VERAWANG | Female fashion designer born in New York in 1949 (4,4) |
| GAULTIER | Jean Paul, iconoclastic French fashion designer born in 1952 (8) |
| CAROLINA | Ms Herrera, fashion designer born in Venezuela (8) |
| HUGOBOSS | German fashion designer born in 1885 (4,4) |
| ELSASCHIAPARELLI | Italian fashion designer, a rival of Coco Chanel, whose clients included Mae West |
| REPTON | Landscape designer considered the successor to Capability Brown whose clients included the Dukes of Bedford and Portland (6) |
| FOLEY | Which Aboriginal land activist, born in 1950 in Grafton, was an advisor to the Muirhead royal commission on Aboriginal deaths in custody? (5) |
| EWING | Maria, mezzo-soprano born in 1950 who was married to the director Sir Peter Hall from 1982-90 (5) |
| JAYLENO | US comedian and talk show host born in 1950 (3,4) |
| BRANSON | Richard, British entrepreneur born in 1950 noted for his powerboat and hot-air balloon record attempts (7) |
| YORATH | Terry, Welsh former midfielder and international manager born in 1950 (6) |
| ELIZABETH | Model daughter of Jerry Hall and Rolling Stone Mick, _ Jagger (9) |