| OVERBOARD | 2018 film featuring one of the former stars of stars of 8 Across |
| GALATIANS | Book of the New Testament featuring one of Paul's epistles |
| ASTRAL | The French go back around troubled star of stars (6) |
| SAGAN | Star of stars? |
| DEATHONTHE | & 26 Across. 2022 mystery film featuring 1 Across, 16 Across, 28 Across & 23 Down (5,2,3,4) |
| PERRY | Mr. White, editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet ...the Metropolis newspaper which the former Star newsboy (as at #102-Across' answer) modelled after the Toronto Daily Star |
| MAHARAJA | Indian prince, ruler of one of the former native Indian states (8) |
| EFRON | Surname of star of 2012 film The Lucky One, Zac (5) |
| TSINAN | What, along with Chinan, was one of the former names for the capital of China's Shandong province? ( |
| TWA | One of the former Big Four airlines in the US: Abbr. |
| EXES | Jane Beale is one of the former partners, or_, of Adam Woodyatt's character (4) |
| SINGLE | CD or 45rpm record featuring one main track/tune; a one pound note; a hit for one run in cricket; a talon of a hawk; or, a one-way ticket (6) |
| SPENCE | Louie -; one of the former judges on Dancing on Ice (6) |
| AOL | One of the former Big Three information services, along with CompuServe and Prodigy |
| ASTARISBORN | 2018 film featuring the Oscar-winning song "Shallow" |
| SNL | TV show since 10/11/75, eight of whose former stars appear in the circled squares in this puzzle |
| MCGREGOR | Insane to leave scaremongering criminal star of star of Young Adam (8) |
| DONALDTRUMP | Former star of TV'S The Apprentice and 45th president of the US (6,5) |
| BUSH | One of the former U.S. presidents |
| PENANG | One of the former Straits Settlements |
