| HULL | Rod -, entertainer associated with the puppet Emu (4) |
| ROD | Entertainer associated with the puppet Emu who died in 1999 (3,4) |
| RODHULL | Entertainer associated with the puppet Emu who died in 1999 (3,4) |
| RODH | Who was the man behind mischievous puppet Emu? (3,4) |
| RAYALAN | Ventriloquist associated with the puppet Lord Charles, from the 1950s-80s (3,4) |
| DUNN | The man behind Agro the puppet, Jamie ... (4) |
| CLINTEASTWOOD | Born 5/31/1930, entertainer associated with the phrase formed by the starts of 20-, 31- and 41-Acros |
| PUYI | Last emperor of China who led the puppet state of Manchukuo (4) |
| MAURICECHEVALIER | French actor, singer and entertainer associated with the songs Louise and Thank Heaven for Little Girls |
| ORME | "The Puppet Masters" director Stuart |
| HARRIS | Surname of the Keith who performed with the puppet Orville the Duck in the 1980s (6) |
| BOBCAROLGEES | British comic entertainer who appeared with the puppet Spit the Dog (3,9) |
| BRUCEFORSYTH | TV presenter and entertainer associated with shows such as The Generation Game and Strictly Come Dancing (5,7) |
| DOLLS | Sold out and left with the puppets |
| PUNCHANDJUDY | Toby is with them in the puppet show (5,3,4) |
| CALUMET | Flipping puppet Emu lackadaisically swallows peace pipe (7) |
| ROLANDRAT | The puppet who was the saviour of the ailing TV-am network in 1983 (6,3) |
| SAW | Horror franchise with Billy the Puppet |
| INIGO | First name of the puppet maker in the children's TV programme Pipkins |
| RAMSBOTTOM | Town in Greater Manchester that shares its name with a snake companion of the puppet Sooty (10) |