| CEDRIC | ___ the Entertainer |
| KAYE | What was the surname of the entertainer who played the title role in the 1952 film musical Hans Christian Andersen? (4) |
| RAGTIMEANTHEM | Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer,' for the film 'The Sting'? [Doctorow-Rand] |
| RAG | Scott Joplin's music, used in the movie The Sting, included The Entertainer and Pineapple ... |
| SCOTTJOPLIN | Ragtime performer who composed The Entertainer, memorably used as the theme for The Sting (5,6) |
| CED | Nickname of the comedian called "The Entertainer" |
| PLEASER | The unfortunate relapse of the entertainer... (7) |
| NEIGHBORHOOD | "The ___"; Cedric the Entertainer series |
| SOUL | "The ___ Man"; Cedric the Entertainer series |
| PIERROT | Before the nonsense there's support for the entertainer (7) |
| HINGED | The siren goes off, drowning a note by the entertainer (6) |
| SINGED | The siren goes off, drowning a note by the entertainer (6) |
| RICE | The cheap, sordid musichall performer in John Osborne's The Entertainer (6,4) |
| ARCHIE | The cheap, sordid musichall performer in John Osborne's The Entertainer (6,4) |
| SINGER | The siren goes off, drowning a note by the entertainer |
| CODENAME | Film starring Cedric the Entertainer: "_ _: The Cleaner" (2 words) |
| RAGS | "The Entertainer" and others |
| JOPLIN | "The Entertainer" composer |
| HAMLISCH | "The Entertainer" composer |
| REDCOAT | Rufus broadcast film, "The Entertainer" (7) |
