| FELAKUTI | Nigerian musician born in 1938 considered a pioneer of Afrobeat (4,4) |
| FELA | Nigerian musician, a pioneer of Afrobeat (4,4) |
| KUTI | Nigerian musician, a pioneer of Afrobeat (4,4) |
| KEROUAC | Jack ___, American novelist and poet considered a pioneer of the Beat Generation |
| LLOYD | Charles, U.S. jazz musician born in 1938 (5) |
| 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) |
| JOEBROWN | Musician born in 1941 whose backing group were the Bruvvers (3,5) |
| NICKLOWE | Singer-songwriter and musician born in 1949 noted for his collaborations with Elvis Costello (4,4) |
| MAXERNST | German artist who was a pioneer of Surrealism and the Dada movement (3,5) |
| MONDRIAN | Piet _ (1872-1944), Dutch painter, a pioneer of abstract art (8) |
| LAGOS | Burial place of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti |
| MIYAKE | Issey, fashion designer born in 1938 inspired by ancient principles of Japanese clothing (6) |
| ONO | United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933). |
| LIONELHAMPTON | US musician born in 1908 known for his use of the Vibraphone in jazz (6,7) |
| ATTILA | ____ the Stockbroker, stage name of English punk poet and musician born in 1957 (6) |
| MAYALL | John, English blues singer and musician born in Macclesfield in 1933 (6) |
| ESTEFAN | Musician born in Cuba in 1957, Gloria ------- (7) |
| ARTIESHAW | U.S. jazz musician born in 1910 nicknamed King of the Clarinet (5,4) |
| STAMP | Terence, English actor born in 1938, whose films include Far From The Madding Crowd and Last Night In Soho (5) |