| NIMOY | Surname of the actor who starred as Star Trek's Mr Spock |
| LEONARD | Star Treks Mr Spock actor Mr Nimoy spent a long time covered in fat (7) |
| HOPKINS | Surname of the actor who starred in The Silence of the Lambs (7) |
| VULCAN | Star Trek's Mr Spock was half human and half this |
| JACOBI | Surname of the actor who starred as medieval sleuth Cadfael (6) |
| REED | Grass-like plant used in thatching; part of the mouthpiece of a clarinet or a saxophone; or, the actor who starred as Bill Sikes in the film Oliver! (4) |
| YUL | First name of the actor who starred in The King and I and The Magnificent Seven |
| KEANU | First name of the actor who starred in Speed and The Matrix. (5) |
| PETER | Time Lord's around Capaldi, the actor who starred in Doctor Who (5) |
| CAPALDI | Surname of Peter, Matt Smith's successor as star of Doctor Who (7) |
| ASTERIAS | Gems such as star sapphires that exhibit bright star-like effects when cut en cabochon; or, the genus of the common starfish (8) |
| NICHOLSON | Surname of the actor who played 'The Joker' in the 1989 film, 'Batman' (9) |
| LEARY | Surname of the actor providing the voice of Diego in the Ice Age franchise (5) |
| SHATNER | Surname of the actor who played James T. Kirk in the ' Star Trek' series (7) |
| FALK | Surname of the actor who played the title role in the series 'Columbo' (4) |
| PLEIAD | Any one of the Seven Sisters represented as stars in the constellation Taurus, hence a brilliant septet of poets or other people (6) |
| NOVA | The flower of Stratford's returning as star |
| PLEIADES | In Greek mythology, the seven daughters of Atlas, placed as stars in the sky |
| BROSNAN | Surname of the actor who played James Bond and also starred in the film 'Mamma Mia!' (7) |
| CHRIS | ___ Pratt as Star-lord, Evans as Captain America or Hemsworth as Thor - all in Avengers: Infinity War (5) |
