| ISADORA | ___ Duncan, U.S. pioneer of modern dance (7) |
| SCARVES | Pioneer of modern dance, Isadora Duncan famously wore these neckwear items |
| ARNE | ___ Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education |
| WALTDISNEY | U.S. pioneer of animated cartoon films who created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (4,6) |
| ISADORADUNCAN | US dancer and choreographer, pioneer of "modern dance" |
| LABAN | Rudolf von ____ was a pioneer of modern dance in Europe |
| DUNCAN | Isadora ..., pioneer of modern dance (6) |
| GRAHAM | Martha ___, a 20th-century American pioneer of modern dance; her "technique" is still taught today (6) |
| BOWIEKNIFE | Fighting weapon named after a U.S. pioneer and soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo (5,5) |
| FRONTIERSMEN | Marshal sent in former U.S. pioneers (12) |
| CUNNINGHAM | Merce ___, U.S. dancer and choreographer who pioneered new forms of modern dance (10) |
| DALTON | Pioneer of modern atomic theory whose surviving apparatus and belongings, including his thinking cap, form part of the Science Museum Group's collection (6) |
| CODENAMED | Two-thirds of modern dance represented under an assumed title (4-5) |
| BOYLE | 17th-century pioneer of modern chemistry |
| MUNN | She is recognized today as a pioneer of modern art in Canada |
| IBSEN | Nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright, a pioneer of modern realistic drama (5) |
| LECORBUSIER | Swiss-bom French architect and pioneer of modern architecture (2,9) |
| NIGHTINGALE | Pioneer of modern nursing known as The Lady With The Lamp, Florence ... |
| DORIS | Humphrey of modern dance |
| MARTHA | Graham of modern dance |
