| JACKBENNY | American comedian and violinist born Benjamin Kubelsky in 1894 (4,5) |
| HY | Initials for comedian and violinist Henny |
| BENNY | Jack ___, US comedian born Benjamin Kubelsky who died in 1974 (5) |
| BENEDETTI | Nicola ___, Scottish classical violinist born in 1987 (9) |
| BOWERBIRD | Aussie singer and violinist given spell in jail? |
| LOCATELLI | Italian composer and violinist who died in 1764 (9) |
| MANTOVANI | Annunzio, Venetian conductor and violinist who was famous for his 'singing strings' sound (9) |
| BENTURPIN | American comedian and silent film actor who reportedly bought an insurance policy, payable if his eyes ever uncrossed |
| STERN | Isaac, Russian-born American violinist born in 1920 (5) |
| BOBHOPE | American comedian and actor who was born in England and died aged 100 in 2003 (3,4) |
| ITZHAKPERLMAN | Violinist, born in Tel Aviv in 1945, who made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1963 |
| ISAACSTERN | Polish-born U.S. classical violinist born in 1920 (5,5) |
| NIGELKENNEDY | British violinist born in 1956 who made his London debut in 1977 (5,7) |
| VENGEROV | Maxim ******** , Soviet-born Israeli violinist born in 1974 (8) |
| VANESSAMAE | British violinist born in Singapore in 1978 |
| VIVALDI | Which great Italian composer and violinist died in poverty in Vienna in 1741? (7) |
| LUENELL | American comedian and actress who starred in Borat and Taken 2 (7) |
| REDBUTTONS | American comedian and actor born Aaron Chwatt in 1919 |
| HOPE | Bob ---, English-born American comedian and actor who died aged 100 in 2003 (4) |
| MENUHIN | Baron -- of Stoke D'Abernon, British violinist born in USA (7) |
