| HENDRY | A leading Scottish potter |
| DAMASCUS | Barrier a leading Scottish copper's constructed in capital (8) |
| RSNO | Ron's composed for this leading Scottish music ensemble (1,1,1,1) |
| DALY | Tyne ___, 1990 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical winner for Gypsy (4 |
| SNAKEPIT | The ___, 1948 film drama for which Olivia de Havilland was a Best Actress in a Leading Role nominee |
| EJIOFOR | Chiwetel ?, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for 12 Years a Slave (7) |
| ROWLANDS | Gena, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for A Woman Under the Influence (8) |
| STARCROSSED | How a leading actor came over as a Shakespearean lover? (4-7) |
| TRACHEA | A leading consultant in heart surgery takes a breather (7) |
| SNODGRESS | Carrie ___, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Diary of a Mad Housewife (9) |
| PECK | Gregory ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for To Kill a Mockingbird (4) |
| DARLING | John Schlesinger film for which Julie Christie won a Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar (7) |
| WILDE | Cornel ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for A Song to Remember (5) |
| NETWORK | Film for which Peter Finch won a posthumous Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar (7) |
| TONE | Franchot ___, a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Mutiny on the Bounty (4) |
| ARKIN | Alan, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (5) |
| SHINE | Film for which Geoffrey Rush won a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar (5) |
| ONO | A leading Japanese golfer |
| RANGEL | Congressman Charles, a leading Democrat fund-raiser |
| ADDONS | A leading director puts on extras (3-3) |
