| BOGARDE | English actor Sir Dirak (1921-1999) |
| TREE | English actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm |
| CEDRIC | Old English actor Sir ___ Hardwicke |
| IAN | English actor, Sir ... McKellen (3) |
| CAINE | Oscar-winning English actor, Sir Michael ----- (5) |
| LAURENCE | Legendary English actor, Sir ... Olivier |
| STARR | Stage name of English musician, singer, songwriter and actor Sir Richard Starkey (b. 1940) (5,5) |
| RINGO | Stage name of English musician, singer, songwriter and actor Sir Richard Starkey (b. 1940) (5,5) |
| HOLM | Actor, Sir Ian ___ |
| ANTHONY | Actor, Sir ... Hopkins |
| ALEC | Oliver Twist actor, Sir ... Guinness |
| ARISTOCRAT | Noble actor Sir Dud given cheers when rising |
| RALPH | Actor, Sir ... Richardson |
| GUINNESS | Great Expectations actor, Sir Alec ___ |
| OLIVIER | Famous actor Sir Laurence |
| MCKELLEN | Lord of the Rings actor, Sir Ian _ (8) |
| SHAKESPEARE | Actor Sir John Mills died on 23 April, the same date which playwright died? (11) |
| DIRK | Sir -- Bogarde, 1921-1999, English actor and novelist (4) |
| IRVING | Sir Henry -, English actor |
| JACOBI | Sir Derek --, English actor (6) |
