| HAYDEN | Actress who plays country singer Juliette Barnes in musical drama Nashville, ___ Panettiere (6) |
| DEACON | Character played by Charles Esten in TV drama Nashville, ------ Claybourne (6) |
| CONNIEBRITTON | She plays country singer Rayna on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| GAMELAN | Play country in short Indonesian band (7) |
| PYGMALION | Play country in Africa - no trouble over touring (9) |
| ELAMAY | ___ ___ Demircan, actress who plays young Leah Barnes in Hollyoaks (3,3) |
| ISOLDE | Tristan's partner in musical drama by Wagner (6) |
| BENNET | Surname of cheerleader Claire in 2000s US drama Heroes, played by Hayden Panettiere (6) |
| OPERAS | Hope rascals will appear in musical dramas (6) |
| PAMELA | __ Ewing, wife of John Ross and daughter of villain Cliff Barnes in Dallas (6) |
| HEROES | Superhero drama which starred Hayden Panettiere and Ali Larter (6) |
| DIGGER | Nickname of the character Willard Barnes in the TV series Dallas |
| BROOKE | Played Grace Barnes in Wonderland (------ Satchwell) |
| SOPRANO | Singer in musical drama losing heart in second number |
| DENISE | & 18 Down Wilmslow actress, best known as Natalie Barnes in Corrie and Steph Haydock in Waterloo Road; she was married to actor Tim Healey, and is mum to Matt, lead singer with the 1975 (6,5) |
| DENISEWELCH | Actress and television personality who played Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street (6,5) |
| COSIFANTUTTE | Fat Teutonic soprano initially performing in musical drama (4,3,5) |
| THEMIKADO | Those people fuss about mike ignoring fringe characters in musical drama |
| OPERA | One's part starts with time in musical drama (5) |
| SEBASTIANSTAN | a "The Apprentice" actor who plays Bucky Barnes in "Thunderbolts" |
