| BENNYGOODMAN | Bandleader known as "The King of Swing" |
| GOODMAN | Jazz bandleader known as the 'King of Swing', Benny ... |
| BENNY | ***** Goodman, US bandleader known as the 'King of Swing' (5) |
| TITOPUENTE | Bandleader known as "The King of Latin Music": 2 wds. |
| WHITEMAN | Paul, jazz bandleader known as 'the King of Jazz' (8) |
| PAULWHITEMAN | US bandleader known as The King of Jazz who died in 1967 (4,8) |
| BEYGDMAN | Clarinetist known as the "King of Swing" |
| XAVIERCUGAT | Bandleader known as the "Rumba King" (1900-1990) |
| MONIKER | The King of Swing or the Queen of Mean |
| PRIMA | Last name of "The King of Swing" |
| ELLINGTON | Duke ---, American composer, pianist and bandleader known as one of the most influential figures in jazz music (9) |
| REEDS | The "King of Swing" needed them |
| GUYLOMBARDO | Bandleader known as "Mr. New Year's Eve" |
| ARSENIC | Based on Persian for "gold", a toxic element with compounds including orpiment, or king's yellow as a pigment, once used as an untraceable of murder known as the king of poisons or poison of kings (7) |
| PETULENGRO | Surname of the horse trader, violinist, businessman, writer and broadcaster known as the "King of the Gypsies" |
| CALLOWAY | Bandleader known for his exuberant performance style and white tuxedo |
| AGOODMANY | American 'King of Swing' unknown to quite a few |
| PUMPKIN | Fruit known as the king of the vegetable patch, related to squashes, cucumbers, watermelons and courgettes, versatile in cookery as it can be served in sweet, savoury or spicy dishes (7) |
| ENGLISHOAK | Tree species native to Britain known as the king of the forest, in which Charles II hid from the Roundheads (7,3) |
| ORIENT | - Express; known as "the king of trains and the train of kings" and depicted in a novel by Agatha Christie, a vehicle created by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits in 1883 (6) |
