| DINAHSHORE | Eddie Cantor signed her in 1940 to sing on his radio show |
| KENBRUCE | Scottish broadcaster noted for the PopMaster quiz on his radio show (3,5) |
| ASKEY | Comedian remembered for his radio show Band Waggon and catchphrase "I thank you" (5) |
| RAILWAY | (and 20 across) The road in East Cheam where 9 down 'lived' in his radio shows (7) |
| PANTOMIME | To pretend to sing on track for show (9) |
| HOMEGUARD | British citizen army formed in 1940 to defend the UK against invasion, disbanded in 1957 (4,5) |
| SOE | The Special Operations Executive, known by these initials, was set up in 1940 to carry out secret operations in occupied Europe (1,1,1) |
| VICHYITE | In 1940 to 1942 an adherent of French Government ruling unoccupied part of France (8) |
| ARISING | Happening to sing on the air, possibly (7) |
| RAISING | To sing on the air can be uplifting (7) |
| LONGINGS | ...for you to sing on gal about such desires. (8) |
| USING | Applying to sing on 2 July (5) |
| MADRUSSIAN | Classic character on "The Eddie Cantor Radio Show" |
| OHOHOH | "What a girl" lead-in, in an Eddie Cantor hit |
| INTOWN | Where Mark Steel is when he records his Radio 4 comedy show? (2,4) |
| ALI | "___ Baba Goes to Town" (1937 Eddie Cantor film) |
| TRAPEZE | Eddie Cantor sang The Man On The Flying ... |
| OLIVIER | Actor, Laurence -, who was married to Vivien Leigh from 1940 to 1960 (7) |
| STAVROPOL | Russian city, founded as a fortress in 1777, known as Voroshilovsk from 1940 to 1944 |
| CHURCHILL | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955, Winston _ (9) |
