| CELIA | - - - Imrie, actress in Calendar Girls and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, pictured above (5) |
| IMRIE | English actress whose films include Calendar Girls and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (5,5) |
| MIRREN | Helen ___, actress whose films include Calendar Girls and The Duke (6) |
| HELEN | Dame ___ Mirren, 12A's co-star in Calendar Girls (5) |
| RETTA | Mononymous actress in "Good Girls" and the unrelated "Good Boys" |
| EDDIE | - Redmayne, The Danish Girl and The Theory of Everything actor (5) |
| TRUMP | And the best suit is on the cards (5) |
| MARCH | Star of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "The Best Years of Our Lives" |
| DUNNO | Musical performance around November 5th in calendar? Beats me (5) |
| WILTON | Actress noted for roles in Ever Decreasing Circles, The Borrowers and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (6) |
| BILLY | _ Joel, musician whose hits include Uptown Girl and The Longest Time (5) |
| ELITE | The brightest and the best |
| CELIAIMRIE | Star of dinnerladies and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (5,5) |
| DIGIN | Enjoy the food, girl - and the booze! |
| TRYST | Meeting one included in calendar after experiment |
| THEREIS | 1968 hit by the Dells whose title precedes "the time," "the place," "the girl" and "the face" |
| RAMPLING | Actress in films including 45 Years, The Duchess, Georgy Girl and The Wings of the Dove (8) |
| ZOSIAMAMET | Actress who starred in Girls and The Decameron |
| GAYS | "I do it for the girls and the ___, that's it" |
| EDNA | _ O'Brien, Irish author whose works included The Country Girls and The little Red Chairs (4) |