| WCHANDY | American composer and musician who referred to himself as the 'Father of the Blues' (1,1,5) |
| JIMMORRISON | Rock singer who referred to himself as "Mr. Mojo Risin'," an anagram of his name: 2 wds. |
| ARP | Alsatian artist who referred to himself as "Hans" when he spoke German |
| MONTEVERDI | Claudio ---, Italian composer and musician who wrote the early Baroque opera L'Orfeo (10) |
| DANKWORTH | John _, jazz composer and musician who was married to Cleo Laine (9) |
| DURANTE | Jimmy _, 20th-century American entertainer who referred to his nose as "the schnozzola" (7) |
| TOLKIEN | Author who referred to his works as a "legendarium" |
| IGGYPOP | Professional name of singer and musician who was the vocalist of proto-punk band The Stooges (4,3) |
| COCHRAN | Eddie ___, US rock-and-roll singer and musician who topped the UK charts with 'Three Steps to Heaven' in 1960 (7) |
| TIOMKIN | Dimitri ?, Russian-American composer and pianist; author of 1959 autobiography Please Don't Hate Me |
| DIMITRI | Russian-American composer and pianist who authored 1959 autobiography Please Don't Hate Me (7,7) |
| CARROLL | Jim ?, poet and musician who authored 1978 memoir The Basketball Diaries |
| MCLAREN | Malcolm, English impresario and musician who managed the Sex Pistols (7) |
| ROWSELL | Ellie, English singer and musician who is lead vocalist of indie rock band Wolf Alice (7) |
| COPLAND | American composer and officer arrive at Heathrow, maybe (7) |
| TUITEKA | Singer and musician who died in 1985, 'Prince' _ _ (3,4) |
| GEORGEMARTIN | English record producer, arranger, composer and musician sometimes referred to as 'the Fifth Beatle' |
| NIN | Writer who referred to her simultaneous marriages as a "bicoastal trapeze" |
| DARIO | Director who cast himself as the murderer's gloved hands in all of his giallo films, ... Argento |
| ALIG | Prank interviewer who referred to Buzz Aldrin as "Buzz Lightyear" |
