| DORNAN | Which Northern Irish actor plays the male lead in Fifty Shades of Grey? (6) |
| PETRUCHIO | The male lead in Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew (9) |
| CLARKE | Which Northern Irish golfer won the British Open in 2011? (6) |
| IRVINE | Which Northern Irish racing driver came second in the 1999 Formula One championship? (6) |
| RITA | British singer who plays Christian Grey's sister Mia in Fifty Shades of Grey, ___ Ora (4) |
| LEXBARKER | Actor who played the male lead in action films Tarzan and the She-Devil and Tarzan and the Slave Girl |
| KEEL | Howard, actor who played the male lead in the 1953 film Kiss Me Kate (4) |
| WARD | Fred ---, actor who played the male lead in 1990 biopic Henry & June who died in May (4) |
| ARMAGH | Portadown and Lurgan lie in which Northern Irish county? (6) |
| ANTRIM | In which Northern Irish county is Belfast located? (6) |
| SADISM | Christian Grey's specialty in "Fifty Shades of Grey" |
| EARNEDIT | 2015 The Weeknd hit featured in "Fifty Shades of Grey": 2 wds. |
| MARCIA | _ Gay Harden, played Mrs Grey in Fifty Shades Of Grey (6) |
| SUBMISSIVE | Ana’s role, stated in a contract, in Fifty Shades of Grey |
| MATURE | Victor ___, actor who played the male lead in 1949 film drama Samson and Delilah (6) |
| CORT | Bud ___, actor who played the male lead in 1971 comedy-drama film Harold and Maude (4) |
| ORLANDO | A city in Florida, a comic cat, or the male lead in As You Like It? (7) |
| WAGNER | Robert, actor who played the male lead in TV series Hart To Hart (6) |
| TYNESIDE | In which northern English district, named after a river, is Jarrow in the south and Whitley Bay in the north? (8) |
| DAKOTAJOHNSON | She plays Ana in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' |