| HENRYCAVILL | DC star cast as the lead in The Witcher TV series (5,6) |
| CAVILL | Henry _, stars as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher (6) |
| HEMSWORTH | Actor taking over from Henry Cavill in The Witcher, Liam _ (9) |
| FREYA | _ Allan, played Ciri in The Witcher (5) |
| LILLIANGISH | Actress who played the lead in the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation |
| NEWYEARSDAY | Song about the Polish Solidarity movement released as the lead single from U2's 1983 album War |
| DIANEKEATON | Actress who played the lead in the film Annie Hall (5,6) |
| MCKENZIE | Julia ?, actress who replaced Geraldine McEwan as the lead in ITV series Agatha Christie's Marple |
| HENRY | ___ Cavill, star of TV series The Witcher (5) |
| AVENGED | Gave end away, as the lead in Hamlet did? (7) |
| IAN | British actor cast as the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in The Lord Of The Rings movies, ... Holm |
| YEOH | Michelle _, actress playing Scian in the upcoming show The Witcher: Blood Origin (4) |
| STARRING | Acting as the lead (in) |
| EBSEN | Buddy ___, actor who was originally cast as the Tin Man in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (5) |
| USURP | Make like the unnamed legendary ruler on "The Witcher" |
| GERALT | Character played by Henry Cavill (pictured) in Netflix's The Witcher, - Of Rivia (6) |
| DORNAN | Jamie, Northern Ireland-born actor who played the lead in the TV drama series The Tourist (6) |
| CHASTAIN | Jessica, U.S. actress who won the Best Actress Oscar in 2022 for playing the lead in the film The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (8) |
| TROUGHTON | Patrick -, actor who replaced William Hartnell in 1966 as the lead character of BBC TV series Doctor Who (9) |
| HYDEPARK | C. Thomas Howell was cast as The Stranger in this 2018 release (4,4) |
