| COMEINTOPLAY | Join the other performers, at some stage (4,4,4) |
| COMETOTHESCENE | Arrive to join the other performers, at some stage (4,2,3,5) |
| STEALTHESHOW | Outshine the other performers |
| TURNSOVER | Final performers, at some stage, had to set things the other way up (5,4) |
| ARTISTES | Painters, in the end, may mix with performers at some stage (8) |
| TURNS | New directions taken by performers, at some stage (5) |
| MARCELMORESO | Performer who was like other performers, only better? |
| POETS | Performers at some readings |
| TOPNEWARTIST | Billboard Music Award for a performer at the beginning of their career: 3 wds. |
| SIRELTONJOHN | Performer at Princess Diana's funeral |
| CATTLE | Let the cat out to join the other animals (6) |
| EVEREST | First woman to join the others at the highest level |
| DUO | From the Latin for "two", a piece of music composed for a brace, couple, pair or twain of pianists, opera singers, violinists or other performers of the same name (3) |
| DEFECT | Desert and join the other side (6) |
| MENU | You join the other fellows and see what's available (4) |
| BRIGADE | I grab Ed and we join the other troops (7) |
| COMETS | Come back, little saint! Join the other heavenly ones (6) |
| RETINUE | I turn with ease and join the other retainers (7) |
| STAFF | Taff's off to join the other employees (5) |
| HERBIE | Hancock who was one of the five performers at the Grammys last night who honored the late Quincy Jones, who passed away in November |
