| ABHISHEK | Young batter described as the face of India's line-up. (First name) (8) |
| ESTEE | Made-up first name? |
| DEEPIKA | Star named as the face of a luxury brand. (First name) (7) |
| STELLA | ___ Tennant, late British model who replaced Claudia Schiffer as the face of Chanel in 1996 (6) |
| CERBERUS | It is described as the three-headed watchdog of the underworld. It devoured anyone who tried to escape the kingdom of Hades. |
| TELOMERE | Sometimes described as the biological equivalent of an aglet that prevents a shoelace from fraying, the protective tip of a chromosome (8) |
| HANGOVER | Condition described as the 'wrath of grapes' by U.S. wit Dorothy Parker (8) |
| NIJMEGEN | ___ is described as the oldest city in the Netherlands |
| ACHILLES | Your weak spot might be described as the heel of this ancient Greek warrior |
| TELEMANN | Georg Philipp ---, German Baroque composer often described as the most prolific composer in history (8) |
| ICESPICE | Artist described as "the crown princess of Bronx drill" in a Pitchfork review |
| MASEKELA | South African trumpeter described as 'the father of South African jazz" |
| NECKLACE | Created by jeweller Wallace Chan and valued at $200 million, A Heritage in Bloom is described as the ultimate what? (8) |
| GRASMERE | Cumbrian village William Wordsworth described as 'the loveliest spot that man hath ever found' |
| BUDDYGUY | Blues guitarist/singer whom Eric Clapton described as the best guitar player alive: 2 wds. |
| HOPONPOP | Children's book described as "The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use" |
| LITUP | Brightened quickly, as the face: 2 wds. |
| ELGAR | Described as the first composer to take the gramophone seriously, who, during the 19205, made recordings of most of his major orchestral works? (6,5) |
| EDWARD | Described as the first composer to take the gramophone seriously, who, during the 19205, made recordings of most of his major orchestral works? (6,5) |
| TEE | Young batter's aid |
