| BRENDEL | Alfred -, classical pianist born in 1931 who was made an honorary KBE in 1989 |
| EDMURROW | Former head of the United States Information Agency who was awarded an honorary KBE in 1965 (2,6) |
| DORATI | Antal ___, Budapest-born conductor awarded an honorary KBE in 1983 (6) |
| ORMANDY | Eugene ?, Hungarian-born conductor awarded an Honorary KBE in 1976 |
| TONIMORRISON | American author, born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in 1931, who died earlier this month (4,8) |
| LANGLANG | Chinese classical pianist born in 1982 (4,4) |
| LEIF | ____ Ove Andsnes, Norwegian classical pianist born in 1970 (4) |
| BUCKISLAND | ___ Reef in the Caribbean Sea that was made an official U.S. National Monument in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy: 2 wds. |
| ANGELAJAMES | Hockey Hall of Famer who is a legend of women's hockey, in 2022 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada: 2 wds. |
| MONTURE | He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1967 |
| DEWEY | US librarian (1851-1931) who devised an eponymous decimal system of library classification (5) |
| MELVIL | US librarian (1851-1931) who devised an eponymous decimal system of library classification (6) |
| MORDECAIRICHLER | Canadian writer born in 1931 mirrored a cliche surprisingly (8,7) |
| AUERBACH | Frank ******** , painter born in 1931 noted for his scenes of Camden Town (8) |
| RATHER | Dan, U.S. TV news anchor born in 1931 (6) |
| AGENDA | Edna upset after silver was made an order of business (6) |
| VICAR | Professional title of Corrie's Billy Mayhew, before he was made an archdeacon (5) |
| DONKING | U.S. boxing promoter born in 1931 (3,4) |
| OLD | Like anyone born in 1931, today |
| PENROSE | Roger, mathematician and physicist born in 1931 (7) |
