| CARMENMIRANDA | Portuguese/Brazilian samba dancer and film star, 1909-1955, known for her signature fruit hat (6,7) |
| HELENREDDY | Australian/American singer known for her signature hit I Am Woman (5,5) |
| MIRANDA | Carmen ---, 20th-Century Portuguese-born samba singer, dancer and actress noted for her signature fruit hat (7) |
| CARMEN | Samba singer, dancer and actress noted for her signature fruit hat (6,7) |
| FREDASTAIRE | US dancer and film actor associated with Ginger Rogers (4,7) |
| AGEE | American novelist (1909-1955) |
| BOTAFOGO | A dance step in the Brazilian samba (8) |
| SHARHADANI | Yemeni Khaleeji rhythm related to the Brazilian samba (5,5) |
| CAIXA | What snare drum is used in Brazilian samba bands? (5) |
| LEONTYNEPRICE | Aida was her signature role |
| ANNA | Forename of a ballerina noted for her signature role in The Dying Swan and immortalisation in the fruit, meringue and whipped-cream pudding that carries her surname (4) |
| CHRIS | ___ Rock, US stand-up comic and film star who appeared with 6D in both Grown Ups films, You Don't Mess With The Zohan and several others (5) |
| BRAND | Russell ___, British comic and film star who appeared with 6D in Bedtime Stories (5) |
| SONJAHENIE | 20th-century Norwegian figure-skater and film star; a three-time Olympic champion (5,5) |
| CELINE | Singer whose theme for Titanic became her signature song (6,4) |
| DION | Singer whose theme for Titanic became her signature song (6,4) |
| RESPECT | Aretha sings Otis and finds her signature song (7) |
| FEVER | What the answers to the starred clues might give Peggy Lee, in her signature song |
| OPERA | Perhaps Carmen's old fruit hat stripped down to the base |
| THEA | German author and film star von Harbou |
