| CRONIN | A.J. who wrote The Stars Look Down and The Citadel |
| SOUSA | "March King" who wrote "The Stars and Stripes Forever" |
| JACOBS | Author A.J. who read all of the "Britannica" |
| VIDOR | King ?, Best Director Oscar nominee for War and Peace and The Citadel (5) |
| JESSIE | First name of Ms J who was a coach on The Voice UK for the first two series (6) |
| ABRAMS | J.J. who directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" |
| DIPLO | Producer and d.j. who has collaborated with Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa |
| OPENEYED | Old writer - look down and be amazed (4-4) |
| LOWERYOURSIGHTS | Look down and have aims that are less ambitious (5,4,6) |
| BOWLES | Paul, US author of the novels Let It Come Down and The Sheltering Sky (6) |
| DROOPS | Hangs down and the top end gets caught in the swing-doors (6) |
| ARCH | Curve with the ends down and the middle up |
| ARCHIBALD | First name of A.J.Cronin who wrote 'The Citadel' novel about a Scottish doctor (9) |
| SOFTFOCUS | Very tailored cut-offs, a means of improving film star's look? (4,5) |
| ADAMS | Watership Down and The Ship's Cat author (5) |
| ARABELLA | Star of Two Doors Down and The Fast Show, - - - Weir (8) |
| ADAGES | "What goes up must come down" and the like |
| GREG | First name of Mr Davies, comedian in Man Down and The Cleaner (4) |
| CUTHBERT | Surname of Josh, the member of Union J who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2018 (8) |
| ROBB | Thief has no hesitation with Natalie J, who plays Moira in Emmerdale (4) |
