| 20 answers for: 16-across-1-down-pre-qualified |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| PROFICIENT | 16 across 1 down pre-qualified? (10) |
| LEONARDO | (and 15 down) The star of 16 across, 1 down (8) |
| CORONATION | & 16 Across One rotten actor is spoiling TV series (10) |
| SCORNER | Strap 16-across one? (7) |
| MILA | And 16 Across One half of a celebrity couple (pictured bottom) (4,5) |
| SODS | Puts down pre-grown grass |
| SEDATES | Calms down, pre-op |
| WORLD | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| JURASSIC | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| DOMINION | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| DEAD | And 27 Across: Mission: Impossible - _ Part One, 2023 action film starring 7 Across, 8 Across, 17 Across, 1 Down and 23 Down (4,9) |
| VENOM | _: Let There Be Carnage, 2021 superhero film directed by 24 Down and starring 7 Across, 1 Down, 17 Down & 18 Down (5) |
| TEN | What X can represent, in Roman numerals (see 1-Across, 32-Across, 1-Down and 14-Down) |
| CHIVALRY | 2022 TV series starring 1 Across, 31 Across, 1 Down & 25 Down (8) |
| THE | (and 12 across, 21 across, 1 down, 5 down, 13 down) Proverb that suggests even well-intentioned actions aren't necessarily productive (3) |
| SNOW | Word that often precedes 13-Across, 22-Across, 1-Down, 24-Down, and 36-Down around this time of year |
| STRING | Type of instrument used in 25 across, 1 down, 6 down and 21 down (6) |
| THEBATMAN | 2022 superhero film starring 17 Across, 20 Across, 1 Down & 24 Down (3,6) |
| DUNE | _, 2021 sci-fi film remake starring 13 Across, 19 Across, 1 Down and 18 Down (4) |
| WONKA | 2023 film starring 11 Across, 1 Down, 4 Down and 22 Down, inspired by Roald Dahl (5) |
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