| RUFUSWAINWRIGHT | Canadian-U.S. singer/songwriter who composed the opera Prima Donna (5,10) |
| IRONIC | Song by Canadian-U.S. singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette released in 1996 (6) |
| DIVA | Opera prima donna |
| NEILINNES | Singer-songwriter who composed the original music for the film Monty Python And The Holy Grail (4,5) |
| SEDAKA | Singer/songwriter who composed the Captain & Tennille's #1 hit "Love Will Keep Us Together" |
| STYNE | Jule, songwriter who composed the music for Three Coins in a Fountain (5) |
| ROSSINI | Who composed the opera The Barber of Seville? (7) |
| WAGNER | Who composed the opera The Flying Dutchman? (6) |
| VERDI | Italian who composed the opera Falstaff at the age of 79 (5) |
| PIDGEON | Walter, Canadian-U.S. actor who played the husband of the title character in the 1942 film Mrs Miniver (7) |
| BIZET | Who composed the opera Carmen? (5) |
| NED | Rorem who composed the opera "Our Town" |
| NAISMITH | James, Canadian-U.S. sports coach who invented the sport of basketball in 1891 (8) |
| ROGEN | Seth, Canadian-U.S. actor and comedian who voiced Mantis in the animated Kung Fu Panda trilogy (5) |
| LUDOVICOEINAUDI | Italian pianist who composed the scores for "Nomadland" and "The Father" |
| EVANS | Gil, Canadian-U.S. jazz pianist and composer noted for his collaborations with Miles Davis (5) |
| ROBINSON | Smokey, U.S. singer/songwriter who was the front man of the Motown group the Miracles (8) |
| IRVINGBERLIN | Songwriter who composed White Christmas and There's No Business Like Show Business (6,6) |
| SMOKEYROBINSON | U.S. singer/songwriter who helped to define the Motown sound with The Miracles (6,8) |
| DAVIDBYRNE | British-U.S. singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and guitarist of the New Wave band Talking Heads (5,5) |
