| WHITNEY | - Houston, late star of The Bodyguard (7) |
| HOUSTON | Co-star of The Bodyguard |
| BEVERLEY | _ Knight, star of The Bodyguard in the West End (8) |
| HOFFMAN | Philip Seymour _, late star of The Master (7) |
| HOST | Emcee: the circled letters of the starred entries, in clue order, spell out the name of the late star of the puzzle's title show |
| LUCILLE | Late star of I Love Lucy, ------- Ball (7) |
| LEONARD | Late star of Rising Damp, ------- Rossiter (7) |
| ANTON | _ Yelchin, late star of the Star Trek reboots (5) |
| LANCE | _ Reddick, late star of The Wire and the John Wick Franchise (5) |
| ROGER | Late star of the early James Bond films, ----- Moore (5) |
| HEATHLEDGER | Late star of The Dark Knight (5,6) |
| HEATH | Late star of The Dark Knight, Ledger (5) |
| PAT | Nanny _, late star of The Only Way Is Essex (3) |
| LEDGER | Late star of The Dark Knight, Heath _ (6) |
| HAYDN | _ Gwynne, late star of The Windsors (5) |
| COSTNER | Star of Dances With Wolves and The Bodyguard, Kevin - (7) |
| FARRAH | Late star of the original Charlie's Angels TV show, ... Fawcett (6) |
| YEOMAN | --- of the guard, a member of the bodyguard of the British monarch (6) |
| YELCHIN | Late "Star Trek" (2009) star Anton |
| CONNERY | Any on-screen performance by late star (4,7) |
