| SAMMYDAVISJR | New York-born entertainer and member of the 'Rat Pack' who died in 1990 (5,5,2) |
| PETERLAWFORD | Member of the "Rat Pack" who was John F Kennedy's brother-in-law |
| SAMMY | Mr. Davis Jr., New York-born entertainer who died in 1990 (5) |
| 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) |
| TRUMP | Judd, English snooker player nicknamed The Ace in the Pack who won the 2019 World Championship (5) |
| 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) |
| JIMMYDURANTE | Brooklyn-born entertainer nicknamed "Schnozzola" because of his long nose (5,7) |
| SHIRLEYMACLAINE | Warren Beatty's sister, she was the only female member of the Rat Pack (with Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr) (7,8) |
| GUMMO | And 18 Stage name of New York City-born entertainer and agent Milton Marx (5,4) |
| MARTIN | Mary, singer-actress and mother of the actor Larry Hagman who died in 1990 (6) |
| GUMMOMARX | Stage name of New York City-born entertainer and agent Milton Marx |
| MARX | Stage name of New York City-born entertainer and agent Milton Marx (5,4) |
| JOEYBISHOP | Longest-living member of the Rat Pack |
| DEAN | Member of the Rat Pack |
| DINO | Nickname for one member of the "Rat Pack" |
| MCBEAN | Angus ___, South Wales-born theatrical photographer who died in 1990 (6) |
| NONO | Luigi, Italian composer of 12-tone music who died in 1990 (2,2) |
| HARING | Keith, US exponent of Graffiti Art who died in 1990 (6) |
| WISE | Ernie -; Yorkshire-born entertainer and comedian remembered as part of a double act with Eric Morecambe (4) |
| CHANSONDEROLAND | Old French epic song from one of the Rat Pack? (7,2,6) |
