| ROBERTPLANT | Led Zeppelin frontman knighted in 2009 |
| PLANT | Led Zeppelin frontman put in place (5) |
| FALDO | Golfer who was knighted in 2009, Nick _ (5) |
| BLISS | Composer and conductor who was knighted in 1950 and appointed Master of the Queen's Music in 1953 in succession to Sir Arnold Bax (5) |
| NAIPAUL | V S ___ (1932 - 2018), writer knighted in 1990 who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001 (7) |
| HALLE | Surname of the distinguished pianist and conductor, knighted in 1888, who founded a famous orchestra in Manchester in 1858 (5) |
| NEVILLEMARRINER | St. Martin-in-the-Fields conductor knighted in 1985 |
| MICK | Frontman of The Rolling Stones, knighted in 2003 (4,6) |
| JAGGER | Frontman of The Rolling Stones, knighted in 2003 (4,6) |
| TAVENER | Signed to The Beatles record label Apple in the 1960s and knighted in 2000, a favourite composer of the Prince of Wales who wrote Song for Athene (7) |
| CHARLIE | Eventually knighted in 1975, which communism supporting actor' s knighthood was blocked in 1956 because of the fear of American reactions? (7,7) |
| CHAPLIN | Eventually knighted in 1975, which communism supporting actor' s knighthood was blocked in 1956 because of the fear of American reactions? (7,7) |
| SPENCE | Basil ___ (1907 - 76), Scottish architect born in India, knighted in 1960 (6) |
| EPHRAIM | ____ Mirvis, Chief Rabbi in the UK knighted in the 2023 New Year Honours (7) |
| MEDINA | Solomon de ****** , contractor for William III and first Jew knighted in England in 1700 (6) |
| THEKINGANDI | Knighted, in a weird way, in an old film (3,4,3,1) |
| ROGERMOORE | English actor, 1927-2017, knighted in 2003, who worked in films and TV for more than 70 years (5,5) |
| SHIRLEYBASSEY | "Goldfinger" singer knighted in 1993 |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | "Live and Let Die" singer knighted in 1997 |
| JAMESGALWAY | Belfast-born flautist knighted in 2001 |
