| DENNIS | (and 4 down) Actor who played the title role in 14 across (6) |
| PATTINSON | Robert who plays the title role in 14-Across |
| BORIS | And 4 Down Actor who had jobs as a railway baggage handler and laying track for the British Columbia Electric Railway before landing roles in Hollywood films (5,7) |
| JASON | Alexander who plays Jack Frost and Hades in a dual role in 14-Across |
| GEORGE | and 24 down) Actor who co-starred with 3, 4 down and then with 9 down in 14 across (6) |
| DWAYNE | With 4-Down, actor who revisits his early years in "Young Rock" |
| DANNYMCBRIDE | Eastbound & Down actor who plays associate pastor Jesse Gemstone on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones: 2 wds. |
| DANIEL | With 21-Down: actor who plays 1-Across |
| KIERANCULKIN | Igby Goes Down actor who plays Logan Roy's son Roman on the HBO series Succession: 2 wds. |
| ALIA | With 4-Down, Actor who bagged the TIME100 Impact Award in 2022 |
| RYAN | And 18 Down Actor who played Jason Grimshaw in ITV soap Coronation Street from 2000-16 (4,6) |
| CHRIS | And 5 Down Actor who played Steve Trevor in 2017 action film Wonder Woman (5,4) |
| KEANU | With 7-Down, actor who played Klaatu in 2008's "The Day the Earth Stood Still" |
| PADDY | And 5 Down Actor who played Banquo in 2015 film drama Macbeth (5,9) |
| IAN | And 13 Down Actor who played Pte Pike in BBC TV sitcom Dad's Army (3.8) |
| SPAREPART | What the broken-down actor needs to get going again? (5,4) |
| ALAN | With 12-Down, actor who played Arnold Vinick on "The West Wing" |
| GREG | Man Down actor Davies is good with boy (4) |
| MATTHEW | With 24-Down, actor who plays the title role in 22-Across |
| NIGEL | & 22 Down Actor who played Dr. Watson to Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes (5) |
