| GUMMO | Adopted forename of the entertainer Milton Marx (5) |
| HOLST | Composer of "The Entertainer" holding plate (5) |
| GUMMOMARX | Stage name of the entertainer and agent Milton Marx (5,4) |
| KAYE | What was the surname of the entertainer who played the title role in the 1952 film musical Hans Christian Andersen? (4) |
| PLEASER | The unfortunate relapse of the entertainer... (7) |
| SCOTTJOPLIN | Ragtime pianist and composer of The Entertainer (5,6) |
| OSBORNE | John, author of The Entertainer (7) |
| ENTER | Not many of the entertainers go in for a contest (5) |
| HOIST | A lift for one in The Entertainer (5) |
| MARX | Stage name of New York City-born entertainer and agent Milton Marx (5,4) |
| SCOTT | "The Entertainer" composer Joplin |
| MUSED | Pondered topping what the entertainer did |
| BASSI | Those who sing low in pitch for the entertainer, Shirley, one might say |
| CED | Nickname of the comedian called "The Entertainer" |
| RAGTIMEANTHEM | Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer,' for the film 'The Sting'? [Doctorow-Rand] |
| PIERROT | Kitty I make the mistake of introducing to the entertainer (7) |
| CEDRIC | _ the Entertainer, star of the Barbershop films (6) |
| RAG | Scott Joplin's music, used in the movie The Sting, included The Entertainer and Pineapple ... |
| ARCHIE | ___ Rice, hero of John Osborne's play The Entertainer (6) |
| HINGED | The siren goes off, drowning a note by the entertainer (6) |
