| FESTIVAL | Season of concerts, events or performances such as the Proms or that held in 1951 to mark the centenary of the Great Exhibition (8) |
| ICEDANCE | In figure skating, a performance such as the one made by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to Ravel's Bolero at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics (3,5) |
| BALLETS | Performances such as Swan Lake and The Firebird |
| ENTERTAINMENTS | Events or performances before audiences (14) |
| ALEVELS | Exams introduced in England and Wales in 1951 to replace the Higher School Certificate (1-6) |
| OLEVEL | GCE examination introduced in 1951 to replace the School Certificate |
| PRIME | The -; season of concerts held annually in the Royal Albert Hall (5) |
| SHOW | Stage performance such as a musical; or, an annual event such as Crufts or HOYS (4) |
| TIMBER | Trees grown for use in carpentry; a lumberjack's exclamation warning a tree is about to fall; or, the nickname of the founder conductor of the Proms, Sir Henry Wood (6) |
| CHAPLET | Laurel wreath, of the kind put on the bust of Henry Wood at the Last Night of the Proms |
| ACTS | Word, from "things done", for deeds, doings, feats, goings-on or performances, whether on the stage, in parliament, in pretence or when generally having fun (4) |
| PROMS | The -; annual season of concerts originally instituted by Henry Wood (5) |
| CHURCHILL | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955, Winston _ (9) |
| EUPHONIUM | Solo instrument which starts The Saucy Arethusa in Henry Wood's Sea Songs Fantasia at the Last Night of the Proms |
| TOUR | Series of concerts performed in different locations; circuit of snooker tournaments; or, an overseas trip made by a rugby or cricket team (4) |
| PROMENADE | Name applied to the series of concerts launched in London in 1895 by conductor Henry Wood (9) |
| MICKEYMANTLE | Superstar Hall-of-Famer who played for the Yankees from 1951 to 1968: 2 wds. |
| OPERA | Performance such as "Carmen" |
| ONEMAN | ___ show (solo performance such as John Leguizamo's "Freak") |
| SEASON | The -; period of social events including Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Royal Ascot, Henley Royal Regatta and the Proms (6) |
