| BIGCHEESE | Influential figure in the dairy business! |
| CREAMERY | My career working in the dairy business (8) |
| CHEESETRADE | Big part of the dairy business? |
| DUKEELLINGTON | American composer and pianist; an influential figure in jazz from the 1920s (4,9) |
| LEADINGLIGHT | Influential figure in field, mostly dull and undemanding (7,5) |
| ELISHAOTIS | Influential figure in upward mobility? |
| RASPUTIN | Influential figure in court of Tsar Nicholas II (8) |
| GEORGEGREY | Influential figure in early NZ who was Governor and then Premier (6,4) |
| ELLINGTON | Duke ---, American composer, pianist and bandleader known as one of the most influential figures in jazz music (9) |
| OKEEFE | Name one of the most influential figures in Australian pop music, Johnnie ... (6) |
| ANNEHATHAWAY | Woman about whom very little is known, other than her marriage to one of the most influential figures in English literature (4,8) |
| ROBESPIERRE | Maximilien ---, influential figure of the French Revolution, executed in 1794 (11) |
| YEO | ___ Valley, organic dairy business based in Somerset (3) |
| VANGOGH | Vincent ___ Dutch painter of The Starry Night who was also one of the influential figures of Western Art: 2 wds. |
| ELDRITCH | Weird influential figure yielding ecstasy and desire |
| ICON | Influential figure I note controlling senior officer |
| MANDARIN | Influential figure, sweet thing (8) |
| EIGHTY | Head off influential figure (6) |
| MOVER | Influential figure with a Shaker? (5) |
| DEAN | Influential figure on campus |
