| DAVIDTENNANT | Actor whose recent TV work include Staged and Des (5,7) |
| KIA | ___ Optima (car whose recent TV commercials star Christopher Walken) |
| BRADPITT | Actor whose recent films include Babylon and Bullet Train (4,4) |
| DEREKJACOBI | English actor whose TV work includes the title roles in I, Claudius and Cadfael |
| MORVENCHRISTIE | Scottish actress whose TV work includes The Bay (6,8) |
| STEPHEN | 19th-century US songwriter whose work include Old Folks At Home and Beautiful Dreamer (7) |
| FOSTER | 19th-century US songwriter whose work include Old Folks At Home and Beautiful Dreamer (6) |
| MASSPRODUCED | Service staged and made on an industrial scale (4-8) |
| BROADCASTING | TV work to state Clare Balding is racing (9,12) |
| KEVINBRIDGES | Scottish comedian whose recent first novel is called 'The Black Dog' (5,7) |
| ANNACHLUMSKI | American actress whose work includes the film My Girl and the TV series Veep (4,8) |
| GRAHAMGREENE | English novelist, born 1904, whose work includes Brighton Rock and The Quiet American (6,6) |
| OED | Ref. whose recent updates include 'chillax' and 'whatev' |
| OUTHWAITE | Actress whose recent roles include Murder Is Easy and Inside No.9, Tamzin _ (9) |
| ALEX | Recent TV host of Ken, James, and Brad |
| COMA | Recent TV drama starring Jason Watkins and Claire Skinner (4) |
| AMANDAOWEN | Real name of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, born in 1974 and noted for her books and TV work (6,4) |
| ASLIGHTACHE | One-act play by Harold Pinter first staged and published in 1961 |
| BACKLOT | Where outdoor scenes are often staged and filmed |
| HORNBY | Nick, English writer whose recent novels include Funny Girl and State Of The Union (6) |
