| KINNEAR | ...in which Rory _ plays M's chief of staff Bill Tanner (7) |
| ALMANAC | Annual large staff bill is after tax essentially (7) |
| STROUD | Rory __, plays young Walford lad Bobby Beale (6) |
| STYLER | Trudie _, actress who plays Ms Ford in Pose (6) |
| TANNER | Bill ____, character in Bond novels and films who is M's chief of staff (6) |
| ARCADES | Places to play Ms. Pac- Man |
| VIDEOARCADE | Where you might play Ms. Pac-Man (2 wds.) |
| MCILROY | Rory ___, 2012 and 2014 winner of the US PGA Championship (7) |
| BREMNER | Rory ___ , Scottish comedian born in 1961 noted for his political impersonations and satirical edge (7) |
| DOUGLAS | Rory ___-___, actor behind Leela Lomax's new flame Joel Dexter in Hollyoaks (7,5) |
| MCGARTH | Comedian and keen birdwatcher, Rory _ (7) |
| MEN | 2022 film in which Rory Kinnear plays all of the male characters |
| RORY | His roles have included Bill Tanner and most of the men in Men (4,7) |
| SPEED | Rory ___-___, actor behind Leela Lomax's new flame Joel Dexter in Hollyoaks (7,5) |
| MCCANN | Rory ___, actor in TV series The Book Group and Game of Thrones (6) |
| DELAP | Rory ___, former Republic of Ireland and Stoke City midfielder noted for his long throw-ins (5) |
| REID | Rory _, co-host of Top Gear (4) |
| COCHRANE | CSI: Miami actor Rory ___ was Tim Speedle |
| ALEXIS | Gilmore Girl's Rory ___ Bledel |
| OMORE | Rory ___ (16th-century Irish rebel) |
