| GUCCI | House Of _, Lady Gaga film about fashion and murder (5) |
| EDEN | "Garden of ___" (Lady Gaga song that references a biblical location) |
| ASTAR | "___ Is Born"; Lady Gaga film |
| CLARY | Julian ___, comedian and author of novels Devil in Disguise and Murder Most Fab (5) |
| ICONS | Gay ___ (lady Gaga and Cher, e g.) |
| LAIUS | Oedipus's father (and murder victim) |
| STAR | "A ___ Is Born" (Lady Gaga film based on a Barbra Streisand film based on a Judy Garland film based on Janet Gaynor film) |
| BORN | A Star Is -, Lady Gaga film (4) |
| HEARTRENDING | Getting word about fashion tragic (5-7) |
| AIRWAYS | Means of ventilating superciliousness about fashion (7) |
| FREEDOM | Strangely, seen as turned about fashion brought up by Barlinnie (1,5,2,7) |
| ASENSEOF | Strangely, seen as turned about fashion brought up by Barlinnie (1,5,2,7) |
| TSELIOT | Poet and playwright whose works include The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land and Murder in the Cathedral |
| ALDA | 'Manhattan Murder Mystery' and 'Murder at 1600' costar |
| PLAIDY | Jean ___, author of the historical novels The Reluctant Queen and Murder Most Royal (6) |
| GAD | "Beauty and the Beast" (2017) and "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) star Josh |
| SLAUGHTER | Tod ___, English actor whose films include King of the Underworld and Murder at Scotland Yard |
| ONME | "Rain ___" (Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song that won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in March, 2021) |
| CHAT | Talk about fashion item at Ascot? (4) |
| NONSENSE | Cobblers having no feeling about fashion, ultimately |
