| BROOKER | Charlie ___: creator of Black Mirror. (7) |
| ASHLEYO | Pop star Miley portrayed in an episode of Black Mirror (6,1) |
| BLANCHETT | Actress who appeared in a 2023 episode of Black Mirror, Cate _ (9) |
| SALMA | Hayek of Black Mirror's "Joan Is Awful" |
| LINEHAN | Creator of Black Books and Father Ted, Graham ... (7) |
| STANLEE | Co-creator of Black Panther |
| CHARLIE | Journalist and Black Mirror creator married to Konnie Huq, _ Brooker (7) |
| BIGGERS | Earl Derr ___, creator of fictional detective Charlie Chan (7) |
| BRAILLE | Louis ___, creator of a system of reading and writing used by blind and visually impaired people (7) |
| COLLODI | Carlo ___, creator of Pinocchio born Carlo Lorenzini (7) |
| RENDELL | Ruth ___, creator of Inspector Wexford (7) |
| REDMOND | Phil _; Creator of Grange Hill and Brookside (7) |
| SIMENON | Georges ___, creator of Maigret (7) |
| FLEMING | Ian _, creator of James Bond spy character (7) |
| GILLIAM | Terry _, creator of surreal animations and movies... (7) |
| THURBER | James ___ (Creator of Walter Mitty) (7) |
| TOLKIEN | J. R. R. ___, creator of Middle Earth (7) |
| CARROLL | Lewis ___, creator of the Mad Hatter |
| NABOKOV | "Lolita" novelist Vladimir ___, creator of the first Russian crosswords |
| BARBERA | Hanna-___, creators of Tom and Jerry (7) |