| TAKEME | Contrived but colourful turn-of-the-century musical, with Esther Williams taking over Frank Sinatra |
| BALL | Esther Williams took over Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly's baseball team in Take Me Out To The ... Gam |
| ROAM | Comedian Williams taking bin out before midday stroll (4) |
| ASLAPINTHEFACE | Tease chaplain cruelly over Frank's initial rebuff (1,4,2,3,4) |
| CLAPTRAP | Contrived but foolish talk (8) |
| ALLOWED | Low deal contrived, but not illegal (7) |
| SPRINGAWAKENING | 2006 Best Musical Tony winner based on a controversial turn-of-the-century German coming-of-age play |
| END | EM Forster's classic of the class struggle in turn of the century England, Howards ... |
| KIM | Hollyoaks" __ Butterfield, sister of Lindsey and in a relationship with Esther (3,6) |
| IB | Programme that had only eight institutes in India at the turn of the century but now has 197 schools.(abbrv) (2) |
| UI | Youichi, multiple 125 GP winner at the turn of the century. (2) |
| APACHE | Fast violent dance in French vaudeville at the turn of the century |
| MARCONI | He achieved signal success around the turn of the century (7) |
| LIFE | That's _! TV show with Esther Rantzen that aired from 1973 to 1994 (4) |
| RAFE | _ Spall, has been Trying in a comedy with Esther Smith (4) |
| ORPHAN | "There's something wrong with Esther" it's tagline claimed (6) |
| BALAMORY | Bishop has mayoral position in unreal but colourful island community (8) |
| EASYTOLOVE | 1953 film musical starring Esther Williams and Van Johnson (4,2,4) |
| ERNE | Turn-of-the-century lightweight champ Frank |
| TIFFANY | ___ girls, turn-of-the-century group of designers |
