| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HOSTS | Entertainers | |
| CLOWNS | Comic entertainers | |
| STELLAR | Of star entertainers | |
| CIRCUS | Travelling company of entertainers | |
| OWE | Some fellow entertainers are obliged to pay | |
| ALE | Take some carnival entertainers for drink at pub | |
| RETAINER | Fee paid to have bad entertainers sent away | |
| TROUPES | It’s super to go around with itinerant groups of entertainers | |