| KA | One of Cirque du Soleil's shows stopped due to COVID (2) |
| EAU | Theme of Cirque du Soleil's "O," appropriately |
| GYMS | Many of these businesses closed due to Covid |
| RAINEDOFF | Stopped due to a downpour (6,3) |
| MINOGUE | Pop icon who missed Red Nose Day due to Covid (5,7) |
| KYLIE | Pop icon who missed Red Nose Day due to Covid (5,7) |
| FANS | MLB games are played without them, due to Covid-19 |
| JAMMED | Stopped due to blockage, the printer ... |
| MONTREAL | Canadian city that's home to Cirque du Soleil |
| ONAWIRE | Where to find some Cirque du Soleil performers |
| FULLYIMMUNE | State of being after a presidential pardon; or in relation to COVID-19 with the help of the circled letters |
| GUMSHIELD | Fighter's protection is good, er, to avoid exposure to Covid-19? (9) |
| LOCKDOWN | Open up to show opposition to Covid measure |
| BIGTOP | The "grand chapiteau" or main tent of a show such as Cirque du Soleil or Giffords Circus (3,3) |
| ACROBATS | Entertainers performing in Cirque du Soleil or depicted in some of the paintings by Marc Chagall, for example (8) |
| LITHER | More like a Cirque du Soleil performer |
| AWE | Cirque du Soleil patron's feeling, maybe |
| OOH | Sound often heard at Cirque du Soleil |
| JAILHOUSE | ___ Rock Elvis Presley song that was remixed for the Cirque du Soleil show Viva Elvis |
| KING | ___ Creole Elvis Presley song that was remixed for the Cirque du Soleil show Viva Elvis |
