| BREL | Jacques ___, Belgium-born songwriter and performer who died in 1978 (4) |
| HART | Miranda ___, Torquay-born comedy writer and performer who stars in an eponymous BBC TV sitcom (4) |
| AKIN | Bulent .... , Belgium-born Turkey Under-21 and 2008-09 MVV Maastricht midfielder sent off on his 2002 Bolton debut against Bury (4) |
| LENA | Singer and performer and civil rights activist Horne (4) |
| ALYANKOVIC | Weird satirical songwriter and performer who was valedictorian of his high school class: 2 wds. |
| ANKA | Ottawa-born songwriter |
| CODY | Surname of the US scout and performer known as Buffalo Bill (4) |
| IDLE | Eric, comedy writer and performer with the Monty Python team (4) |
| RAES | Explorer John and performer Charlotte |
| GIBB | Saturday Night Fever songwriters & performers, the Bee Gees or ___ brothers |
| LEOGENN | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Quo Vadis who died in 1978 (3,4) |
| ROCKWELL | Norman, New York-born illustrator who died in 1978 (8) |
| DORISDAY | Calamity Jane performer who died in 2019 aged 97 (5,3) |
| JERRYLEE | Great Balls Of Fire performer who died in October this year (5,3,5) |
| LEWIS | Great Balls Of Fire performer who died in October this year (5,3,5) |
| STEVENS | Songwriter and performer (now Yusuf Islam) who was being followed by a a moon shadow, Cat ... |
| LIONEL | Dancer and performer who passed away in 2021, _ Blair (6) |
| HULBERT | Jack, entertainer husband of Cicely Courtneidge who died in 1978 (7) |
| NIXON | David ?, English magician associated with puppet Basil Brush, who died in 1978 (5) |
| EAMES | Charles -, American furniture designer who died in 1978 (5) |
