| 20 answers for: 16 across 1 down pre-qualified? (10) |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| PROFICIENT | 16 across 1 down pre-qualified? (10) |
| LEONARDO | (and 15 down) The star of 16 across, 1 down (8) |
| CORONATION | & 16 Across One rotten actor is spoiling TV series (10) |
| SCORNER | Strap 16-across one? (7) |
| MILA | And 16 Across One half of a celebrity couple (pictured bottom) (4,5) |
| HEARTSMART | Good for cardiovascular health (47-Across + 1-Down) |
| HOUSEMAIDS | (& 25-down) Pre-patellar bursitis, more commonly (10,4) |
| SODS | Puts down pre-grown grass |
| SEDATES | Calms down, pre-op |
| WITHOUTRESERVE | Qualified? No, unable to fill the bench |
| RETEST | What might allow poor setter to become qualified? (6) |
| UNFIT | Dis-qualified? |
| ANGLER | Someone reel qualified? |
| WORLD | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| JURASSIC | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| DOMINION | _ _: _, 2022 sci-fi action sequel starring 16 Across, 19 Across, 25 Across, 1 Down & 22 Down (8,5,8) |
| DEAD | And 27 Across: Mission: Impossible - _ Part One, 2023 action film starring 7 Across, 8 Across, 17 Across, 1 Down and 23 Down (4,9) |
| VENOM | _: Let There Be Carnage, 2021 superhero film directed by 24 Down and starring 7 Across, 1 Down, 17 Down & 18 Down (5) |
| TEN | What X can represent, in Roman numerals (see 1-Across, 32-Across, 1-Down and 14-Down) |
| CHIVALRY | 2022 TV series starring 1 Across, 31 Across, 1 Down & 25 Down (8) |
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