| DUPRE | English cellist whose life was cut short by multiple sclerosis, remembered for Edward Elgar's Cello |
| TORTELIER | Surname of the celebrated French cellist whose first name was Paul (9) |
| YOYOMA | Chinese-American cellist whose first name also describes a stringed toy: 2 wds. |
| KARIM | Identify this former Indian wicket-keeper whose cricketing career was cut short by an eye injury suffered while keeping in an ODI versus Bangladesh in 2000? (5) |
| PAT | Mr. Hennen, the first American to win a 500cc GP, whose career was cut short by a crash on the Isle of Man. (3) |
| WAR | Battle was cut short by resistance |
| ALMS | Charity for Albert with Multiple Sclerosis (4) |
| ANDROCLES | Slave in a story by Aulus Gellius whose life was spared by a lion from whose paw he had once removed a thorn (9) |
| DEBBIE | First name of Nigel Bates's wife, whose life was tragically cut short after being hit by a car in EastEnders (6) |
| MAGPIES | A family doctor that is probing multiple sclerosis in birds (7) |
| APRIL | Summer Bay woman whose life was in danger when she was bitten by a snake (5,5) |
| JOHNSMITH | English coloniser whose life was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (4,5) |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis symbol |
| CELLIST | Musical occupation of Jacqueline du Pre, a prodigy who stopped playing at the age of 28 due to multiple sclerosis (7) |
| FANNYBRICE | US actress and singer whose life was the inspiration for the musical Funny Girl (5,5) |
| GIA | Vogue featured supermodel Carangi whose life was dramatized by Angelina Jolie on-screen |
| JOETATE | Emmerdale chap whose life was saved by stealing one of Caleb Miligan's kidneys (3,4) |
| PREMIER | The first performance was cut short for the Prime Minister (7) |
| STYLIST | Fashion was cut short, at first, by a hair-dresser (7) |
| SPINOZA | Zoo was cut short in Spain by a Dutch philosopher (7) |
