| CASTING | The selection of actors for roles |
| BROADCAST | Wide selection of actors give a sound performance |
| ELECTION | The selection of persons for office by vote (8) |
| CASTE | Class of actors for the listener (5) |
| MARYKOM | Who Nikhat Zareen wants to fight in trials before the selection of the Olympic squad. (4,3) |
| DRAWING | The selection of peg numbers (7) |
| BROAD | Extensive lists of actors for radio features (5,5) |
| OVERCAST | Engaged plethora of actors for film. Dull (8) |
| CASTS | Extensive lists of actors for radio features (10) |
| NUTCRACKERSUITE | 'The -- --', selection of eight musical numbers from a ballet by Tchaikovsky (10,5) |
| TESSAJOWELL | Runner-up to Sadiq Khan in the selection of Labour’s 2016 London mayoral election candidate |
| PROMENADES | Professional director Sam bringing in foremost of actors for parades (10) |
| RECASTING | Picking another set of actors for starting a new fashion? (9) |
| PICNIC | Most of the selection served up in first course put away by those out for the day (6) |
| ELECT | Choose a part of the selection (5) |
| CURATING | The selection and organisation of items in a collection or exhibition (8) |
| EACHWAY | Type of bet in which the selection is backed to win or get a place (4,3) |
| LORRE | Austro-Hungarian actor noted for roles in films such as M, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca and The Raven (5) |
| CAINE | Actor noted for roles in Alfie, The Italian Job, Battle of Britain, Educating Rita and Hannah and Her Sisters (5) |
| UNA | First name of the actress noted for roles including Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge and Mrs Hudson in Sherlock (3) |
