| BROOKS | American actor/ writer/director who won a 9 across (surname) (6) |
| SYDNEYPOLLACK | US film director who won a Best Director Oscar for the 1985 film Out of Africa (6,7) |
| RESIDUAL | Repeat fee for the broadcast of a filmed work, paid to an actor, writer, director etc. (8) |
| DEV | ___ Anand, Indian film actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema |
| JOHNGIELGUD | Late British actor who won a 9 across (4,7) |
| RITAMORENO | West Side Story star who won a 9 across (4,6) |
| WELLES | Surname of the actor, writer, producer and director of the film Citizen Kane (6) |
| GATISS | Mark ___, actor-writer; author of 2004 novel The Vesuvius Club (6) |
| COWARD | Firm charge for actor, writer and raconteur Noel (6) |
| CAPOTE | Truman _, US writer and actor; author of 1958 novella Breakfast At Tiffany's (6) |
| TERANTINO | American actor, writer and film director whose movies include Reservoir Dogs (7,9) |
| QUENTIN | And 23 American actor, writer and film director whose movies include Reservoir Dogs (7,9) |
| ETHAN | ___ Hawke - American actor, writer, and director |
| SPORTY | ___ 9 Across, a 9 Across Girl (6) |
| GINGER | ___ 9 Across, a 9 Across Girl (6) |
| HOLMES | Dame Kelly is the 14 down of a 11/12 across (surname) (6) |
| MIRREN | Dame Helen is the 14 down of a 11, 12 across (surname) (6) |
| SPIELBERG | Steven, U.S. film director who won his first Best Director Oscar for the 1993 film Schindler's List (9) |
| CLINTEASTWOOD | Actor/director who won Best Picture and Best Director Oscars for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby (5,8) |
| STEVEMCQUEEN | British film director who won several awards for his 2013 film 12 Years a Slave |
