| THEVIEW | Indie rock band from Dundee whose debut album, Hats Off to the Buskers, was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize |
| THEASSOCIATES | New wave band from Dundee whose biggest hit was 'Party Fears Two' (3,10) |
| CETACEA | Attache case? Hats off to the weird animal order! (7) |
| ROSIE | 1968 hit single by the busker Don Partridge (5) |
| MANNER | I'm about to take my hat off to the fielder (3-3) |
| MIDOFF | I'm about to take my hat off to the fielder (3-3) |
| ANWILSON | English columnist and author whose novel Winnie and Wolf was long-listed for the 2007 Man Booker Prize (1,1,6) |
| WETLEG | Indie rock band from the Isle of Wight (3,3) |
| LEG | Wet _, Indie rock band from the Isle of Wight (3) |
| KAISER | Ricky Wilson's indie rock band from Leeds, _ Chiefs (6) |
| FLAMINGLIPS | Indie rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| DAVIDNAREY | Footballer from Dundee United who opened the scoring for Scotland against Brazil in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (5,5) |
| EULOGISTS | They have a reputation for passing remarks to those taking their hats off to others (9) |
| WALLSTREET | Financial heart of the USA blamed for the 2007 global financial crisis (4,6) |
| MENKEN | Alan, composer noted for his score for the 2007 animated film Enchanted (6) |
| SCOTLAND | Non-test playing nation which qualified for the 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup along with Kenya |
| SERVER | Hats off to harvesters for putting out the lunch (6) |
| AROD | Sobriquet for the 2007 MLB home run leader |
| SOUTHAFRICA | Host nation for the 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup (5,6) |
| ESPN | English broadcaster for the 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup in India |
