| GRAPPA | 'King George', a soft old man's tipple (6) |
| GRASS | King George, a fool to be an informer (5) |
| SPEEDO | Top player squeezes soft old instrument in vehicle (6) |
| ROMERO | George A., director noted for his films about a zombie apocalypse (6) |
| LITTLE | Battle of the ___, 1876 conflict at which General George A Custer was killed (6,7) |
| ISLAND | Love ___, hit reality show that gifted us Dr Alex George, a 2019 CM competitor (6) |
| HORROR | Film genre to which directors Wes Craven and George A. Romero belong (6) |
| KLOPP | Soft old president turned up, a chap no longer managing |
| ODOWD | George -, a.k.a. Boy George |
| LOVEAPPLE | Nothing bitter about very soft old fruit (4,5) |
| POTENTIATE | Soft old wine I consumed for boost (10) |
| PURPORTED | Supposed to be soft, old city sheltered area for editor |
| PARK | Soft old vessel at sports ground (4) |
| CREEPSHOW | 1982 George A Romero horror film anthology scripted by Stephen King (9) |
| ELIOT | Writer George, a.k.a. Mary Ann Evans |
| LIVINGDEAD | Night of the ___ ___: landmark horror film directed by George A. Romero (6,4) |
| NIGHTOFTHE | 1968 George A Romero film which starred Duane Jones (5,2,3,6,4) |
| MEREDITH | George, a writer from Maine, close to glamour girl |
| LUCAS | For 'Star Wars', had George a bit of luck with some casting? |
| CUKOR | George a", Best Director Oscar winner for My Fair Lady (5) |
