| DAVIDNIVEN | Actor who wrote The Moon's A Balloon (5,5) |
| NIVEN | Actor who wrote "The Moon's a Balloon" |
| MAUGHAM | British novelist who wrote The Moon and Sixpence and The Painted Veil (7) |
| WILWHEATON | Stand by Me child actor who wrote the memoir Just a Geek: 2 wds. |
| DAVID | Late British actor, author of The Moon's A Balloon, and Bring on the Empty Horses (5,5) |
| JIMMYOYANG | "Silicon Valley" actor who wrote "How To American: An Immigrant's Guide To Disappointing Your Parents" (... letter 6) |
| DIGIT | Word for 1/12 of the diameter of the Sun or the Moon; a numeral; any one of the fingers, so called for the practice of counting on said pinkies, pointers or "Onkaparingas"; or, a finger-breadth (5) |
| GLOW | Word describing the radiance emitted by the moon, a star, candlelight or the phosphorescent bioluminescence of a firefly, will-o'-the-wisp or foxfire (4) |
| PINERO | Dramatist-actor who wrote the problem play The Second Mrs Tanqueray (6) |
| OBRIEN | Richard, actor who wrote the musical The Rocky Horror Show (6) |
| ROBLOWE | "The West Wing" actor who wrote the 2011 memoir "Stories I Only Tell My Friends": 2 wds. |
| CHANNINGTATUM | Magic Mike actor who wrote the children's book The One and Only Sparkella: 2 wds. |
| ALBERTBROOKS | Comedic actor who wrote the dystopian novel "2030" |
| ALDA | Actor who wrote the memoir "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself" |
| EDASNER | Actor who wrote "The Grouchy Historian" |
| SHER | Anthony **** , British theatre actor who wrote the 1989 novel 'Middlepost' (4) |
| NOEL | ___ Coward, English playwright and actor who wrote the song Mad Dogs and Englishmen (4) |
| DAM | Innovative Palestinian hip-hop band known for their activism and their ability to rap in Arabic, Hebrew, and English. Many of this band's songs are found in the albums Dedication, Dabke on the Moon, a |
| HARSH | Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's A ___ Mistress" |
| ANTONIO | Worker on the moon - a Shakespearean character (7) |
