| PUPPETEER | One who is able to pull strings in the entertainment business? (9) |
| PIT | A low place in the entertainment business (3) |
| SUPPLER | One who is able to deliver, without using one, is more flexible (7) |
| POLYGLOT | One who is able to talk in tongues? |
| NEO | Character in The Matrix who is able to dodge bullets |
| ABRADE | Read about the sailor who is able to wear one down? |
| BANJOIST | Prohibit supporter from The House - one of those players likely to pull strings (8) |
| FREEAGENT | On the house, a man who is able to do as he pleases (4,5) |
| SEER | A person who is able to see into the future (4) |
| ARCHER | One aiming to pull strings with striking results |
| INGOODVOICE | I name high quality treble, say, who is able to sing well (2,4,5) |
| LITERATE | Later, I meet an alien who is able to read and write (8) |
| PERCIPIENT | Person who is able to perceive things (10) |
| ADMISSIONFEE | Commercial station fixed charge for getting into the entertainment business perhaps (9,3) |
| EGOT | Sweetheart received significant commendation from the entertainment business at large |
| PLUCKING | Pulling some strings in the preparation of shot birds (8) |
| NYLON | What replaced catgut guitar strings in the late 1940s? (5) |
| SHOWBIZ | The entertainment business |
| CAKE | "Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the ___ is more real than the baker": Judd Nelson (4) |
| SIDESHOWS | Who is Ed's Southern friend in the entertainment world? (9) |
