| BRAGG | He was given the 2024 Sky Arts Lifetime Achievement Award (6,5) |
| MELVYN | He was given the 2024 Sky Arts Lifetime Achievement Award (6,5) |
| VICREEVES | Performing name of Sky Arts Award designer Jim Moir (3,6) |
| MAISIEADAM | Standup comedian who portrayed Siouxsie Sioux in a 2018 Sky Arts TV show |
| REEVES | Vic, comedy alias of Jim Moir, who presents Painting Birds on Sky Arts (6) |
| PHILIP | He was given the flick I heard (6) |
| APPOINTED | He was given the position and made a point, Ed, so to speak (9) |
| HEAR | Be told he was given the air when I left (4) |
| MOSES | He was given the Ten Commandments |
| KENNYROGERS | The Gambler singer who received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013: 2 wds. |
| DOLLYPARTON | "9 to 5" singer who won the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 CMA Awards: 2 wds. |
| UNDERGROUND | The Velvet ___ Sweet Jane rock band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 |
| JUDYGARLAND | First female recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award in film |
| MIDAS | He was given the ears of a donkey, in myth |
| BUSTARHYMES | What's It Gonna Be?! rapper who won the 2023 BET Lifetime Achievement Award: 2 wds. |
| DAYTIMEEMMY | *Lifetime Achievement Award presented to "Sesame Street" in 2009, e.g. |
| HANDEL | How composed he became when he was given land! (6) |
| SETH | Third son of Adam and Eve, who said he was given by God to replace the murdered Abel (Genesis 4:25) (4) |
| WHODARES | Hip bandaged, he was given sword wound - it's worth taking the risk (3,5,4) |
| WINS | Hip bandaged, he was given sword wound - it's worth taking the risk (3,5,4) |
