| BRONAGH | ------- Gallagher, Bernie in The Commitments (7) |
| TAUPIN | Bernie in the Songwriters Hall of Fame |
| OUTSPAN | Nickname of the guitarist in The Commitments, played by Glen Hansard in Alan Parker's 1991 film |
| MUSTANG | Wilson Pickett song used in The Commitments, _ Sally (7) |
| MEANEY | Who played the father of the family in The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van? (6) |
| LIPS | Joey "The " Fagan plays the trumpet in The Commitments. (4) |
| DECO | Played by Andrew Strong, what is the name of the singer in the Commitments? (4) |
| BALL | Whose roles include Imelda Quirke in The Commitments and Detective Sergeant Emer Berry in RTA's Hidden Assets? (4) |
| ARKINS | Who played band manager Jimmy Rabbitte in The Commitments? (6) |
| ANDREACORR | Irish singer, from a well-known musical family, who played Sharon Rabbitte in the 1991 film The Commitments |
| RODDY | _ Doyle, Irish writer behind The Commitments and The Van (5) |
| PARKER | Director, writer and producer whose films include Pink Floyd: The Wall, The Commitments and Angela's Ashes (6) |
| TRYA | The Commitments' "___ Little Tenderness" |
| PROMISES | Rips some characters off from The Commitments (8) |
| RODDYDOYLE | The Commitments author (5,5) |
| DOYLE | Roddy, author of The Commitments (5) |
| ANGELINE | -------- Ball, star of 1991's The Commitments (8) |
| IRE | "The Commitments" loc. |
| ALAN | Who directed The Commitments? (4,6) |
| OBLIGATIONS | Initial outside broadcast strangely isolating for the Commitments (11) |
