| DITA | Burlesque performer and model, ---- Von Teese (4) |
| LEE | Gypsy Rose, US burlesque performer and late sister of the actress June Havoc(3) |
| LENA | Singer and performer and civil rights activist Horne (4) |
| ALDA | Actor Alan whose dad was a burlesque performer |
| EVEL | American stunt performer and entertainer ___ Knievel |
| BOAS | Burlesque performers' neckwear |
| BEETROOT | Dita Von Teese performed disguised as this character on The Masked Dancer in 2021 (8) |
| TEESE | American burlesque performer, Dita Von ----- (5) |
| GYPSYROSE | US burlesque performer, sister of actress June Havoc, who died in 1970 (5,4,3) |
| RORSELE | Gypsy _ _: stage name of American stripper and burlesque performer Louise Hovick (1911-1970) |
| ARTISTE | A performer and a first rate performer all round |
| BOA | Something a burlesque performer might drape around her shoulders |
| GYPSY | ----- Rose Lee, legendary burlesque performer (5) |
| VON | Burlesque dancer, Dita ___ Teese |
| LENAHORNE | African-american performer and activist whose films included 1943's Stormy Weather (4,5) |
| CARLOTTA | Les Girls transgender performer and Beauty & the Beast panellist (8) |
| PIERROT | Seaside performer - and the cause of his downfall? |
| SITAR | One interrupting top performer and music producer |
| STRIPTEASER | Revelatory performer and band are set free |
| ELAINE | _ Paige, iconic performer and All Star Musicals judge (6) |
