| PETERLAWFORD | Member of the "Rat Pack" who was John F Kennedy's brother-in-law |
| LAWFORD | Rat Pack member who was Kennedy's brother-in-law |
| DALLAS | In which city was John F Kennedy assassinated? (6) |
| SAMMYDAVISJR | New York-born entertainer and member of the 'Rat Pack' who died in 1990 (5,5,2) |
| SAMMY | New York-born entertainer and member of the 'Rat Pack' who died in 1990 (5) |
| DAVISJR | New York-born entertainer and member of the 'Rat Pack' who died in 1990 (5,2) |
| ETHEL | Wife of President Kennedy's brother Bobby |
| DEANMARTIN | Founder member of the Rat Pack, he was the epitome of cool on his TV show with a martini in one hand and a cigarette in the other (4,6) |
| FRANKSINATRA | US singer and actor, a member of Las Vegas' Rat Pack, who is reported to have liked to hang-out in Palma nightclubs when he visited Mallorca in the 1950s (5,7) |
| ONO | Surname of Yoko, the artist who was John Lennon's wife at the time of his murder (3) |
| SHIRLEYMACLAINE | Warren Beatty's sister, she was the only female member of the Rat Pack (with Sinatra, Dean Martin an |
| BRENDAN | Ban nerd after upsetting Mr Coyle, who was John Bates in Downton Abbey (7) |
| TRUMP | Judd, English snooker player nicknamed The Ace in the Pack who won the 2019 World Championship (5) |
| JOEYBISHOP | Longest-living member of the Rat Pack |
| DEAN | Member of the Rat Pack |
| DINO | Nickname for one member of the "Rat Pack" |
| RFK | Pol who was John-John's uncle |
| CAMELOT | Term from Arthurian legend used for John F. Kennedy's presidency of the U.S. (7) |
| GRASSY | The ___ Knoll: area within Dealey Plaza, Dallas, scene of John F Kennedy's assassination (6) |
| RINGO | Who was John, Paul and George's drummer? (5) |