| WILLIAMS | American rapper and singer-songwriter recently named as UN ESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Arts, Education and entrepreneurship (8,8) |
| PHARRELL | American rapper and singer-songwriter recently named as UN ESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Arts, Education and entrepreneurship (8,8) |
| PASCIT | She feeds, educat, vescit |
| ALEK | Model Wek who was appointed a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR in 2013 |
| SMERTIN | Alexey ___, former Russia and Chelsea midfielder; recently named as the Russian FA's new anti-racism inspector (7) |
| DRAKE | Canadian rapper and singer/songwriter (5) |
| STORMZY | British rapper and singer-songwriter (7) |
| INK | Nature's amazing art supplies: Black mulberry, raspberries and elderberries make colorful dye and ___ for arts and crafts |
| PARISJACKSON | The King of Pop's daughter who was recently named an ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation: 2 wds. |
| LOVEINTERESTS | Wife and mistress perhaps have deep affections for arts and crafts (4,9) |
| GRIMES | One-named singer who recently named her son X AE A-Xii |
| ANGELINA | Former UN Goodwill Ambassador and Oscar-winning movie star, _ Jolie (8) |
| JAYZ | Professional name of Shawn Corey Carter who is an American rapper and founder of Roc-A-Fella Records: Hyph. |
| ICECUBE | Chilled American rapper and filmmaker born O'shea Jackson (3,4) |
| TEMPAH | Tinie, stage name of British rapper and singer born in 1988 (6) |
| MARSHALLMATHERS | Name of American rapper and actor whose stage name is Eminem (8,7) |
| AZEALIABANKS | US rapper and singer with the 2011 hit '212' (7,5) |
| CUBE | Ice ___, American rapper and actor whose films include Boyz n the Hood (4) |
| FELT | Baize-like material used for arts and crafts, hats, percussion sticks, piano dampers, soundproofing and parts of Jim Henson's Muppets (4) |
| CONANOBRIEN | Gallup recently named Finland the world's happiest country for the fourth year in a row; this American comic traveled there in 2006 to meet with its president, since he bears a striking resemblance to |