| ARMATRADING | Joan _, award-winning musician on the Queen's Birthday Honours List (11) |
| THOMPSON | Emma -; actress who was made a Dame in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list (8) |
| MAUREENLIPMAN | Comic actress who became a dame in the Queen's birthday honours this year |
| TROOPINGTHE | Annual ceremony on Horse Guards Parade in London, held on the Queen's Birthday (8,3) |
| COLOUR | Annual ceremony on Horse Guards Parade in London, held on the Queen's Birthday (6) |
| ADILRASHID | Yorkshire and England right-arm leg break bowler named an MBE in King Charles III's Birthday honours list |
| HUGHJACKMAN | Stage and screen actor appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours (4,7) |
| TWENTYFIRST | The date in April of the Queen's birthday (6,5) |
| DANGERMOUSE | Grammy-winning musician named for an animated TV series of the 1980s |
| EDWARDTEACH | Pirate on the Queen Anne's Revenge |
| ZANDRARHODES | English fashion designer made a Dame in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours (6,6) |
| ANDREALEADSOM | MP made a dame in the 2021 Queen's birthday honours |
| CARLOS | Grammy Award-winning musician, ___ Santana |
| MARYJ | Grammy Award-winning musician, _ _ Blige (4,1) |
| APRIL | Month of showers and of the Queen's birthday (5) |
| OBE | Award bestowed on Richard Osman in the New Years Honours List |
| ENYA | Celtic musician on the Lord of the Rings soundtrack |
| SANDPIPER | A musician on the beach is bound to get the bird! (9) |
| MBE | Award in the New Year Honours List, perhaps (3) |
| TRACEY | Brit artist made a Dame in the King's Birthday Honours (6,4) |
