| DANKWORTH | John _, jazz composer and musician who was married to Cleo Laine (9) |
| SEAL | British musician who was married to Heidi Klum (4) |
| WCHANDY | American composer and musician who referred to himself as the 'Father of the Blues' (1,1,5) |
| MONTEVERDI | Claudio ---, Italian composer and musician who wrote the early Baroque opera L'Orfeo (10) |
| WYATT | Robert ___, singer and musician who was the original drummer in Soft Machine |
| IGGYPOP | Professional name of singer and musician who was the vocalist of proto-punk band The Stooges (4,3) |
| NORMANWISDOM | English comedian, singer, songwriter, actor and musician who was flyweight boxing champion of the British Army in India |
| ELLINGTON | Duke, jazz composer and bandleader who wrote the TV theme for The Asphalt Jungle (9) |
| MUSORGSKY | Russian composer and musician refusing to lose heart, meeting broadcaster (9) |
| MCGLASHAN | Don ___, Kiwi composer and musician (9) |
| ALJARREAU | Singer and musician who sang the theme tune to 1980s TV series Moonlighting (2,7) |
| RHYSIFANS | Welsh actor and musician who played Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (4,5) |
| BOBMARLEY | Jamaican reggae singer songwriter and musician who fronted The Wailers (3,6) |
| DUKEELLINGTON | Jazz composer and bandleader whose band's signature song was Take The 'A' Train (4,9) |
| MINGUS | Charlie ___, US jazz composer and double bass player who died in 1979 (6) |
| CHARLIEMINGUS | US jazz composer and double bass player who died in 1979 (7,6) |
| SUNRA | US jazz composer and bandleader, born Herman Poole Blount (3,2) |
| DUKEOF | Leaders of orchestra feel weird getting into jazz composer and ex-PM (4,2,10) |
| WELLINGTON | Leaders of orchestra feel weird getting into jazz composer and ex-PM (4,2,10) |
| RING | Jewellery Abe Fielding used to propose to Cleo, but ended up giving to Peri in Hollyoaks (4) |
