| BUSSELL | Darcey ......., ballerina and judge of Strictly (7) |
| LEN | The former head judge of Strictly Come Dancing, --- Goodman (3) |
| DEBORAH | Prophetess and judge of Israel who fought the Canaanites (7) |
| MARKOVA | Dame Alicia _, ballerina and choreographer; the first British dancer to become the principal dancer of a ballet company (7) |
| SHEARER | Ballerina and actress who starred in The Red Shoes (5,7) |
| WILLIAM | Black Eyed Peas member and judge of The Voice UK (4,1,2) |
| RAMBERT | Polish-born ballerina and dance company founder |
| DARCEYBUSSELL | Ex-ballerina and former Strictly judge (6,7) |
| DARCEY | ___ Bussell, ex-ballerina and Strictly judge (6) |
| OSIRIS | Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead (6) |
| ALICIAMARKOVA | Ballerina and choreographer; the first British dancer to become the principal dancer of a ballet company (6,7) |
| ELI | High priest and judge of Israel whose story is told in the books of Samuel, etc. (3) |
| MOIRA | Ballerina and actress who starred in The Red Shoes (5,7) |
| TOMGLEISNER | Creator and judge of Thank God You're Here (3,8) |
| AARONS | Hicks and Judge of Major League Baseball |
| DEGAS | Impressionist noted for paintings and pastels of horse racing, nude bathers, ballerinas and Parisian millinery shops (5) |
| KATH | French ballerina and actress |
| PASTEL | Conte-like stick of pigment used in works by Degas to depict ballerinas and tutus; or, a pale or delicate colour such as baby blue, duck egg, rose or peach (6) |
| SUPPLE | Like ballerinas and cornerbacks |
| LITHE | Like ballerinas and contortionists |
