| THEPIPES | Knight's backing singers to secure English music producer |
| DJFRESH | English music producer, born Daniel Stein, responsible for the UK's first dubstep number one, Louder, featuring Sian Evans, and first drum and bass number one, Hot Right Now, featuring Rita Ora |
| PIPS | Gladys Knight's backing singers. (4) |
| ROEDEAN | School managed to secure English dictionary first |
| PEACEMAKER | Leader in race to secure English mediator |
| LOCKE | ... and secure English philosopher (5) |
| WINE | Secure English port, maybe (4) |
| PEPSI | English pop duo who were Wham! backing singers, ----- & Shirlie (5) |
| MEIJI | Backing one such as Callaghan secures English period of modernisation |
| LLOYD | Marie -, nineteenth to twentieth century English music-hall entertainer |
| ACCEDE | Agree to English music company's come-back (6) |
| SOPRANI | Singers to make concessions to Indian princess (7) |
| ACQUIRE | Get a group of singers to listen to |
| PIP | Member of Gladys Knight's backing band |
| LEARN | Understand king needing knight's backing |
| CHEVALIER | Knight backing away from sound amid crowd's encouragement (9) |
| THEDRIFTERS | US vocal group, originally backing singers for Clyde McPhatter |
| STARLIKE | Backing singers admire characteristic of famous diva? |
| STAR | Famous performer’s backing singers |
| SUPREMES | Famous backing singers somehow mess up holding note |
