| STAGEPLAY | Time and place during holiday for live entertainment |
| REQUEST | Ask the French what will take place during holiday |
| CABARET | Bet a car is adapted for live entertainment (7) |
| THEATER | Circle seats are provided for such live entertainment? (7-2-3-5) |
| INTHEROUND | Circle seats are provided for such live entertainment? (7-2-3-5) |
| USO | Group providing live entertainment for soldiers: Abbr. |
| PERMIAN | The largest extinction in Earth's history took place during this time, which lasted from about 299 million to about 252 million years ago and set the stage for the emergence of the dinosaurs. |
| INGLE | From Scottish Gaelic for "light, fire" and Irish for "live ember", a dialect word for a fire, fireplace, flame or hearth (5) |
| VAUDEVILLE | Doctor valued live entertainment (10) |
| PIANOLOUNGE | Hangout with live entertainment |
| CABARETS | Nightclubs with live entertainment |
| NIGHTCLUB | Piece reportedly by young reporter about live entertainment venue (9) |
| MUSICHALL | Live entertainment thus gets a bit of a laugh in Scottish island |
| FESTIVAL | Possibly fast live entertainment (8) |
| BURLESQUE | Live entertainment involving striptease (9) |
| BEMUSEMENT | What puzzles provide - live entertainment, but no answer (10) |
| VALENCIA | During holiday, Leonard and I head for ancient Spanish city |
| RIO | Setting for Black Orpheus, which takes place during Carnaval |
| REM | What most dreams take place during, for short |
| INVOCATION | Calling up during holiday, getting nothing for an answer |
