| IMPRESARIO | Sponsor and manager of public entertainments (10) |
| MUSICALCOMEDY | Form of public entertainment (7,6) |
| STRIPCLUB | Star giving up a sort of public entertainment spot (5,4) |
| CIRCUMVENT | Find a way round public entertainment shortly opening after start of month (10) |
| FAIRGROUND | Decent reason for public entertainment (10) |
| TORRE | Hall of Famer who was an MVP and Manager of the Year |
| KINNEAR | Joe _, late footballer and manager of teams including Wimbledon and Newcastle United (7) |
| GARDE | Remi ..... , former Arsenal centre-back and manager of Lyon and Aston Villa (5) |
| NEILL | Terry ____ was both captain and manager of Arsenal |
| LAURAKEENE | Actress and manager whose company's performance of play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC was attended by Abraham Lincoln on the night of his assassination (5,5) |
| ALEKS | Latvian love rat and manager of EastEnders" Bridge Street Market (5,7) |
| NORWAY | Former player and manager of Manchester United, Ole Gunner Solskjaer was born in this European country (6) |
| OSCARASCHE | Australian actor and manager who wrote, produced and directed musical comedy Chu Chin Chow |
| CIRCUSES | Billy Smart was a noted impresario of these public entertainments (8) |
| GODPARENT | Religious sponsor and mother of Zeus? (9) |
| FINANCE | Sponsor and can move into excellent accommodation (7) |
| PROMOTE | Act as sponsor and provide one with a better job (7) |
| BACKBENCHER | Judges interrupt sponsor and MP (11) |
| PROMOTED | Acts as sponsor and provides one with a better job (8) |
| ANGEL | Sponsor and brief come together |
