| MUFFINTHEMULE | 1950s puppet who danced on a piano (6,3,4) |
| ROOTIEKAZOOTIE | 1950s puppet show |
| RIO | Duran Duran girl who danced on the sand |
| USHER | Icon who danced on roller skates during his Super Bowl halftime show |
| RIPPON | Angela, TV newsreader who danced on The Morecambe & Wise Show (6) |
| PINOCCHIO | When You Wish Upon A Star was the Oscar-winning song from this animation based on the Italian story of a puppet who became a real boy |
| SALSA | Latin music that can be danced "on one" or "on two" |
| TRUELOVE | "Oh, how we danced on the night we were wed; We vowed our ..., though a word wasn't said," sang Al J |
| FLAT | _ Eric, puppet who had a hit two decades ago (4) |
| BRUSH | Fox puppet who has appeared on TV since the 1960s, Basil _ (5) |
| ROLAND | Puppet who first appeared on TV-am in 1983, _ Rat (6) |
| RAT | Roland _, puppet who was a fixture of 1980s morning television (3) |
| RONALD | _ Rat, puppet who was a staple of 1980s children's TV (6) |
| REELED | Danced on ice at last, given guidance (6) |
| TANGOED | Danced, on "Dancing with the Stars" |
| ROUND | "'Cause we danced on the floor in the ___" MJ |
| SWEET | Adorable ewes danced on time (5) |
| TWINED | Twisted and tap-danced on vacation after consuming alcoholic drink (6) |
| NYE | Bill ___ who danced to Weird Science on Dancing With the Stars |
| ASTAIRE | Actor who danced a step for the audience (7) |
