| QUINCY | Iconic record producer who died in November (6,5) |
| JONES | Iconic record producer who died in November (6,5) |
| DEFJ | Iconic record label whose first release was by Rick Rubin's punk band Hose |
| SPECTOR | Phil ___, songwriter and record producer who died in prison in 2021 after being convicted of murder (7) |
| JOHNPEEL | Influential DJ, radio presenter and record producer who died in 2004 (4,4) |
| PHILSPECTER | Record producer who once produced really spooky music? |
| ADRIANBAKER | English singer, songwriter and record producer who had a 1975 top ten hit with Sherry |
| DAVIDGUETTA | French DJ and record producer who has had more than 30 billion streams on Spotify (56) |
| TREACHER | Bill ---, Arthur Fowler in BBC television soap EastEnders, who died in November (8) |
| RENO | Former US Attorney General Janet who died in November |
| LIZ | Gossip columnist Smith who died in November |
| LEE | Comic-book legend Stan who died in November 2018 |
| ROY | Hee Haw host ___ Clark who died in November 2018 |
| OCONNOR | Des - - -, entertainer and television host who died in November (7) |
| WEIR | Doddie _, Scottish former rugby union player who died in November (4) |
| RAY | - - - McLoughlin, Irish legend who died in November 2021 (3) |
| ROSALYNN | ____ Carter, former U.S. first lady, who died in November 2023 (8) |
| MAYER | Louis B ___, Minsk-born US film producer who died in 1957 (5) |
| DISNEY | Walt ___, US cartoon film producer who died in 1966 (6) |
| GOLDWYN | Samuel, film producer who died in 1974 (7) |
