| FELAKUTI | Nigerian musician born in 1938 and considered a pioneer of Afrobeat (4,4) |
| ROYELDRIDGE | Trumpeter nicknamed Little Jazz and considered a stylistic link between Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie |
| FELA | Nigerian musician, a pioneer of Afrobeat (4,4) |
| KUTI | Nigerian musician, a pioneer of Afrobeat (4,4) |
| LLOYD | Charles, U.S. jazz musician born in 1938 (5) |
| SYDNEYWOODERSON | ____, "the mighty atom", won the European championships 1500m in 1938 and 5000m in 1946, and the (9-mile) English national cross-country title in 1948 |
| KEROUAC | Jack ___, American novelist and poet considered a pioneer of the Beat Generation |
| ATS | Women's branch of the British Army, formed in 1938 and succeeded in 1949 by the WRAC (3) |
| OXENBURY | Helen, illustrator and writer of children's picture books born in 1938 (8) |
| BASELITZ | Georg, German painter and sculptor born in 1938 noted for his expressionist works (8) |
| TAKEAWAY | Food collected from a restaurant to eat at home or elsewhere; or, a discussion's key points to be remembered and considered (8) |
| NICKLOWE | Singer-songwriter and musician born in 1949 noted for his collaborations with Elvis Costello (4,4) |
| JOEBROWN | Musician born in 1941 whose backing group were the Bruvvers (3,5) |
| SUPPOSED | Sat following drink and considered (8) |
| RADIATED | Beamed and considered accepting assistance raised (8) |
| GREENE | Who classed some of his works of fiction as "entertainments", including Brighton Rock (1938) and Our Man in Havana (1958)? (6) |
| PREFECT | Which line of British Ford cars was produced between 1938 and 1961 as an upmarket version of the Ford Popular and Anglia? (7) |
| WAUGH | English author of novels including Scoop (1938) and The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold (1957) (5) |
| EVELYN | English author of novels including Scoop (1938) and The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold (1957) (6) |
| ONO | United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933). |
