| MARCELMORESO | Performer who was like other performers, only better? |
| ASTOR | Pioneering politician who was like a rock (5) |
| FRATERNALLY | Son missing in transfer mix-up had friend who was like a brother (11) |
| ALLSTAR | Made up of outstanding performers only (3-4) |
| TRIO | Not all choir turning up -three performers only (4) |
| OWEN | American country music performer who was Alabama's lead singer, Randy ... |
| EVANS | Cowgirl performer who was married to Roy Rogers, Dale ___ |
| CHANCETHERAPPER | Hip-hop performer who was 2016's Best New Artist Grammy winner |
| SHEILA | Veteran performer who was married to John Thaw, _ Hancock (6) |
| BOYGEORGE | Performer who was an original member of 80s band Culture Club (3,6) |
| ALYANKOVIC | Weird satirical songwriter and performer who was valedictorian of his high school class: 2 wds. |
| ARTISTES | Tie star's performance to that of other performers (8) |
| COMEINTOPLAY | Join the other performers, at some stage (4,4,4) |
| COMETOTHESCENE | Arrive to join the other performers, at some stage (4,2,3,5) |
| STEALTHESHOW | Outshine the other performers (5,3,4) |
| UPSTAGE | Draw attention away from other performers (7) |
| BOP | Dance starts to beguile other performers (3) |
| ENTERTAINER | A professional singer, comedian or other performer (11) |
| DUO | From the Latin for "two", a piece of music composed for a brace, couple, pair or twain of pianists, opera singers, violinists or other performers of the same name (3) |
| ACROBATISM | The art of a balancer, funambulist, somersaulter, tiptoer, trapezist or other performer of gymnastic feats (10) |
