| OUTSPAN | Nickname of the guitarist in The Commitments, played by Glen Hansard in Alan Parker's 1991 film |
| MARR | Who was the guitarist in the Smiths? (4) |
| SHOEGAZE | Dreamy rock genre so-called because of the guitarists' tendencies to focus on their many pedals on the floor |
| FRAMES | The ___: long-running group formed by Glen Hansard. (6) |
| SLOWLY | Falling ___: Oscar-winning song by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. (6) |
| MEANEY | Who played the father of the family in The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van? (6) |
| DECO | Played by Andrew Strong, what is the name of the singer in the Commitments? (4) |
| LENOTRE | Depicted in Alan Rickman's film A Little Chaos, the French landscape architect who designed the park of the Palace of Versailles (2,5) |
| SMITH | Actress whose roles include Miss Shepherd in Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van and Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey (5) |
| ONCE | 2007 film set in Dublin starring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (4) |
| LIPS | Joey "The " Fagan plays the trumpet in The Commitments. (4) |
| BALL | Whose roles include Imelda Quirke in The Commitments and Detective Sergeant Emer Berry in RTA's Hidden Assets? (4) |
| ASLAN | Billy McGuinness is the guitarist in which Irish rock group? (5) |
| JIMMYPAGE | The guitarist in Led Zeppelin |
| BRIANMAY | The guitarist in Queen |
| EDGE | The ___ , byname of David Evans, lead guitarist in the rock band U2 (4) |
| DAVIDKOSSOFF | British actor who became an anti-drug campaigner after the death of his son Paul, guitarist in the band Free |
| THELIFEOF | 2003 crime thriller; the last film directed by the late Alan Parker (3,4,2,5,4) |
| DAVIDGALE | 2003 crime thriller; the last film directed by the late Alan Parker (3,4,2,5,4) |
| IRENECARA | American singer and actress who played Coco Hernandez in the 1980 Alan Parker film Fame |
