| MEATLOAF | Professional name of the U.S. singer and actor noted for his Bat Out of Hell album trilogy (4,4) |
| COMO | Perry, U.S. singer and actor noted for his Christmas TV specials (4) |
| OTT | Giant noted for his bat |
| MEATLOAFPLATTER | "Bat out of Hell" album? |
| SINATRA | Frank, U.S. singer and actor whose films included Pal Joey and Von Ryan's Express (7) |
| HARRYBELAFONTE | U.S. singer and actor who had a Christmas UK No 1 hit in 1957 with Mary's Boy Child (5,9) |
| WILLIAMS | Pharrell, U.S. singer and music producer who wrote the single Happy for the 2013 film Despicable Me 2 (8) |
| CRAWFORD | Michael -; actor noted for his role in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the West End musical The Phantom of the Opera (8) |
| SEINFELD | Jerry ******** , stand-up comedian and actor noted for playing himself in a sitcom (8) |
| LLEWELYN | Welsh actor noted for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films including Goldfinger and GoldenEye (8) |
| MCKELLEN | Sir Ian _, actor noted for his stage and screen roles (8) |
| FATSDOMINO | Byname of U.S. singer and pianist noted for his recording of Blueberry Hill in 1956 (4,6) |
| GIBSON | Tyrese, U.S. rapper and actor noted for playing Roman Pearce in the Fast & Furious film series (6) |
| DEREK | Bo, professional name of the U.S. actress who starred in the 1979 comedy film 10 with Dudley Moore (5) |
| STING | Professional name of the lead singer of The Police whose stand-alone songs include Englishman in New York, Fields of Gold and Shape of My Heart (5) |
| LOTTELENYA | Austrian-U.S. singer and actress noted for performing the songs of her first husband Kurt Weill (5,5) |
| HENDRIX | Jimi, U.S. singer and electric guitarist noted for the songs Hey Joe and Purple Haze (7) |
| MASON | Jackie, the professional name of the U.S. comedian born Yacov Moshe Maza (5) |
| MARTINCLUNES | English actor noted for his TV travel series around the islands of Australia and the U.S. (6,6) |
| PUNT | Steve, comedian and actor noted for his partnership with Hugh Dennis (4) |
