| SNOOTINESS | The act of acting stuck-up |
| QUEEN | Band who were the subject of the film Bohemian Rhapsody, which bagged its star, Rami Malek, a plethora of acting accolades during the 2019 awards season (5) |
| MIRREN | Only person to have won the Triple Crown of Acting in both the U.S. and the U.K. |
| METHOD | Technique of acting based on the theories of Stanislavsky (6) |
| TYPECAST | Stuck in the same sort of acting roles |
| HELENMIRREN | Winner of the Triple Crown of Acting (Oscar, Tony and Emmy) |
| GEOFFREYRUSH | "The King's Speech" actor who has won the Triple Crown of Acting: 2 wds. |
| HAYES | Helen ---, American actress who was the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting (5) |
| VIOLA | Actress Davis who was the first African American to win the Triple Crown of Acting |
| HELENHAYES | American actress who was the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting - Oscar, Emmy and Tony awards (5,5) |
| MODE | Word for a melody or tune; a manner of acting, behaving, doing or existing; a class of syllogism in logic; or, the prevailing fashion, style or trend in art, clothes, literature etc (4) |
| STABLE | A barn whose figurative shutting after its horse has bolted alludes to the image of acting too late when the damage has already been done (6) |
| OSCAR | The gift of acting? |
| BROS | The Baldwins of acting, e.g. |
| FAST | Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly. |
| BALDWIN | The surname of acting brothers Alec and Stephen (7) |
| THEATRE | The cutting edge of acting is found here? (7) |
| TIMING | Art of acting at the right moment |
| ELLENBURSTYN | "Interstellar" actress who has won the Triple Crown of Acting (Emmy, Oscar, and Tony): 2 wds. |
| JESSICALANGE | "Feud: Bette and Joan" actress who has won the Triple Crown of Acting: 2 wds. |
