| MOGAMBO | "___ khush hua!" Fill in the blank with the name of the evil mastermind in the 1987 movie Mr. India |
| CHROME | ___ yellow is a shade of the color, and it is a lead compound. (You can also fill in the blank with the name of a well-known web browser.) |
| TEJA | "___ main hoon. Mark idhar hai." Fill in the blanks with the name of one of the antagonists in the movie Andaz Apna Apna, played by Paresh Rawal |
| ERNST | First name of the evil genius Blofeld in James Bond stories |
| OFFSTAGE | Old party mastermind in the wings (8) |
| PATRICKSWAYZE | Johnny Castle in the 1987 movie, Dirty Dancing (7,6) |
| SHARP | Lesley ----- , actor who starred in the 1987 movie Rita, Sue and Bob Too (5) |
| WEIRDO | Anyhow, I drew a blank with the oddball (6) |
| BOND | ___ villain (evil mastermind from a series of novels and movies) |
| ABET | Aid an evil mastermind, perhaps |
| STADE | ___ was a sprint of approximately 200 yards in the Ancient Olympics. Fill in the blank with a word that shares its root with an English term that refers to a sports arena. |
| SCIENTIST | The dub producer who's met Pac-Man and the Space Invaders and rid The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires (9) |
| REDDIT | "I read it on ___": fill in the blanks with a social news company named as a pun |
| CLIVE | First name of Mr Myrie who took over as presenter on Mastermind in 2021 (5) |
| TEES | River of NE England said to be the home of the evil water spirit Peg Powler (4) |
| STANLEYKUBRICK | Director of the 1987 movie, Full Metal Jacket (7,7) |
| MYRIE | Surname of Clive who took over from John Humphrys as host of Mastermind in 2021 (5) |
| ASTAROTH | Great Duke of Hell, part of the evil trinity with Beelzebub and Lucifer (8) |
| ASHMAN | Kevin ___, professional quiz player who won Mastermind in 1995, scoring a record 41 points in his heat |
| ANNA | Actress Kendrick of the upcoming movie "Mr. Right" |
