| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Who's on first? | Universal | 05 Feb 2024 |
| Entertainment before the headliner | Universal | 08 Oct 2022 |
| Curtain raiser | Newsday | 23 May 2020 |
| Band heard before a bigger band, say | ||
| Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues | ||
| Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues | LA Times Daily | 12 Nov 2019 |
| Show starter | ||
| Something to follow | New York Times | 14 Dec 2016 |
| Something to follow | ||
| Bill starter | ||
| Headliner's preceder | ||
| A surgeon was the ___ |