| PAIGE | What surname did British singer and actor Elaine Bickerstaff adopt? (5) |
| CALLAS | What surname did opera singer Maria Kalogeropoulos adopt? (6) |
| ASTAIRE | What surname did dancer Frederick Austerlitz adopt? (7) |
| SUMNER | Gordon, birth name of British singer and actor Sting (6) |
| BELIZE | What did British Honduras change its name to? (6) |
| GNOMES | In a speech, what did British politician Harold Wilson call the financiers in Zurich? (6) |
| ANNEXE | Extension built by woman concealing surname, do we hear? |
| CLOONEY | What surname is shared by singer Rosemary and actor George? (7) |
| HOOKS | What surname, in lower case, did the feminist and social activist Gloria Jean Watkins take as her pen name? (5) |
| SMITH | What surname links thespians Sheridan, Matt and Dame Maggie? (5) |
| OBRIEN | What surname is shared by Irish authors Edna and Flann? (6) |
| AMIS | Novels by Kingsley and Martin carry what surname? (4) |
| SWIFT | With pen names including the Drapier, Isaac Bickerstaff and Simon Wagstaff Esq, a dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, who chronicled the four voyages of the fictional surgeon and sea captain Lemue |
| ELAINE | ___ Paige, British singer and actress (6) |
| ELTON | ___ John, British singer and songwriter whose hits include I'm Still Standing (5) |
| STING | British singer and advocate for the protection of global rainforests |
| ADELE | British singer and songwriter; winner of 15 Grammy Awards between 2009-17 |
| ORA | British singer and former judge on The X Factor, Rita --- (3) |
| PHIL | _ Collins, British singer and musician (4) |
| WELLER | Legendary British singer and musician (4,6) |
