| GILES | A 20th-century topical cartoonist most famous for his work in the Daily Express (5) |
| ALKAN | Virtuoso French pianist and composer, most famous for his opus 35 12 Etudes in all the minor keys (5) |
| HOLST | Gustav ---, English composer most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets (5) |
| LLOYD | Harold ---, American film actor and producer most famous for his silent comedies (5) |
| CYRIL | -- Fletcher, comedian most famous for his Odd Odes (5) |
| CAGEY | Secretive, a bit like a 20th-century avant-garde composer? (5) |
| ROSIE | --- Boycott, life peer, a former editor of The Independent and Daily Express |
| GARTH | Comic strip that appeared in the Daily Mirror from 1943 to 1997 |
| PRESERVE | Dr Strabismus (Whom God ____) of Utrecht was a character in the Daily Express Beachcomber column |
| RUPERTBEAR | Children's character who first appeared in the Daily Express newspaper in 1920 (6,4) |
| LIBRA | Balance in the daily horoscope |
| RUPERT | This bear first appeared in the Daily Express in 1920 |
| BUCKHENRYGIBSON | First name is famous for his work behind the camera, last name for his work in front of it |
| KOREA | Site of a 20th-century "conflict" |
| BALLET | Rudolf Nureyev, who defected from Russia in 1961, was most famous for his work in this form of enter |
| DEREK | And 37 Across Journalist and broadcaster who edited the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star and News Of The World in the 1970s and '80s (5,7) |
| JAMESON | Journalist and broadcaster who edited the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star and News Of The World in the 1970s and '80s (5,7) |
| BAPPILAHIRI | Music composer and singer known for his work in the movie Disco Dancer (and usually seen in heavy gold jewelry) (5,6) |
| EDGARALLANPOE | American writer who is famous for his work The Pit and the Pendulum: 3 wds. |
| GUSTAVHOLST | English composer most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets (6,5) |
