| DAVIDCOPPERFIELD | French artist and competitors collecting Constable's written work |
| MATISSE | French artist and member of the Fauves noted for use of colour in works such as Dance, Music, The Joy of Life and his series of cut-outs (7) |
| DELAUNAY | French artist and co-founder of Orphism, whose major themes included abstraction, circular forms, colour rhythms and the Eiffel Tower (8) |
| COCTEAU | French artist and film director portraying commandant in acute distress? |
| TUSSAUD | French artist and wax sculptor, Marie ... |
| ERTE | French artist and designer |
| ARP | French artist and poet Jean |
| MADAMETUSSAUD | French artist and founder of an eponymous wax museum (6,7) |
| DERAIN | Andre, French artist and co-founder of Fauvism born in 1880 (6) |
| BOOKSELLERS | Barnes & Noble and competitors |
| BROTHERLINESS | Old railways and competitors originally sharing amicable relations |
| MURRAYFIELD | Sir Andy and competitors in Scottish sports venue (11) |
| ISPS | AOL and competitors |
| MICHELLE | ___ Ackerley, television presenter and competitor on this year's Celebrity Masterchef (8) |
| ARBITRON | Radio ratings service (and competitor of Nielsen, until Nielsen bought them out) |
| ARRIVAL | Coming with letter and competitor (7) |
| GHOURI | Tasha, model and competitor on 2024's Strictly Come Dancing (6) |
| WYNNEEVANS | Welsh opera singer and competitor on 2024's Strictly Come Dancing (5,5) |
| MONET | Artist with Constables, etc, to bank on |
| MARSH | Author of novels including Vintage Murder and Clutch of Constables (5) |
