| FANNYBRICE | US actress and singer whose life was the inspiration for the musical Funny Girl (5,5) |
| LENNART | Isobel ******* , playwright who wrote the book for the musical 'Funny Girl' (7) |
| PIAF | Singer whose life was made into a 1980 hit play |
| OAKLEY | Annie, U.S. sharpshooter whose life was the subject of the musical Annie Get Your Gun (6) |
| RINGO | Johnny -, American outlaw whose life was the basis of the 1950 film The Gunfighter (5) |
| SHREW | The Taming Of The _, comedy by William Shakespeare; inspiration for the musical Kiss Me, Kate (5) |
| ARACHHNE | Mythological character who served as an inspiration for the musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' |
| MANDYMOORE | Actress and singer whose house was damaged recently in the California wildfires |
| AVAGARDNER | American actress and singer whose husbands were Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra |
| CAROLEKING | It's Too Late singer whose life is depicted in the Broadway musical Beautiful: 2 wds. |
| FATSDOMINO | US rhythm-and-blues pianist and singer whose biggest UK hit was 1956's 'Blueberry Hill' (4,6) |
| LEONOWENS | Indianborn author of the memoir The English Governess At The Siamese Court, which was the inspiration for the 1951 musical The King And I (4,9) |
| SUZIQUATRO | American bassist and singer whose hit singles include Can the Can and Devil Gate Drive (4,6) |
| SWONDERFUL | Gershwin song written for the 1927 musical Funny Face |
| HEARST | William Randolph ---, US newspaper magnate whose life story was the inspiration for the lead character in the film Citizen Kane (6) |
| ASHDOWN | Which forest, covering West and East Sussex, was the inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories? (7) |
| BRITTEKLAND | Swedish actress and singer whose films include The Wicker Man and The Man with the Golden Gun |
| GREENMOUNTAINS | Go to this Vermont area to hike the Long Trail that was the inspiration for the Appalachian Trail |
| PLOVER | Bird related to the lapwing whose golden species flying at speeds of up to 60mph was the inspiration for what was originally called The Guinness Book of Records (6) |
| CRUSOE | Alexander Selkirk was the inspiration for the first novel written in English, Daniel Defoe's story o |
