| BARBIROLLI | Sir John ___, eminent Halle Orchestra conductor (10) |
| RATTLE | Sir Simon ___, eminent conductor (6) |
| GUINNESS | Sir Alec _, eminent actor (8) |
| OLIVIER | Sir Laurence ___, eminent British actor (7) |
| DOWNSTROKE | orchestra conductor's "one" |
| THIRDWORLD | The -, 1978 novel by General Sir John Hackett subtitled August 1985 (5,5,3) |
| SIRJOHNBARBIROLLI | Conductor of the Halle Orchestra from 1943 to 1958 (3,4,10) |
| GIELGUD | Sir John ___, Shakespearean actor (7) |
| TAVENER | Sir John __, composer of The Protecting Veil (1988) (7) |
| VANBRUGH | Sir John _, English architect and dramatist who designed Blenheim Palace (8) |
| MAJOR | One-time British Prime Minister, Sir John _ (5) |
| HURT | Sir John ___ 1940-2017, English actor awarded CBE in 2004 (4) |
| EVERETT | Sir John _ Millais. artist whose pictures include Bubbles (7) |
| STAINER | Sir John ___, English composer (7) |
| ELDER | Sir Mark, Music Director of the Halle Orchestra since September 2000 (5) |
| ABBOTT | Sir John ______ |
| MAESTRO | Eminent orchestra conductor (7) |
| SOANE | Bank of England architect Sir John ___ |
| NOTT | Sir John ___, Secretary of State for Defence during the Falklands War (4) |
| BETJEMAN | Sir John ___, late Poet Laureate (8) |
