| JUDIDENCH | Acting dame and national treasure (4,5) |
| HARRIET | - - - Walter, acting dame and star of Silo (7) |
| BROADBEAN | American dame and Irishwoman found in The Pod (5,4) |
| JOANNA | National treasure and acting Dame, _ Lumley (6) |
| MAGGIE | Dame _ Smith, late actress and national treasure (6) |
| DIANE | Troy and National Treasure star, ... Kruger (5) |
| CAGE | Leaving Las Vegas and National Treasure star Nicolas ___ (4) |
| ANDREA | Read an anagram of Waco and National Treasure star Ms Riseborough (6) |
| JONVOIGHT | Patrick Gates in the 2004 movie, National Treasure (3,6) |
| MORECAMBE | National treasure second to record an honour |
| EVANS | First of exceptional leads for acting dame |
| THORA | - - - Hird, veteran acting Dame (5) |
| DENCH | Judi _, well- loved acting Dame (5) |
| DRENCH | Saturate acting Dame? About right? (6) |
| MAUREEN | Coronation Street's acting Dame Lipman collapsed near emu (7) |
| JUDI | Acting dame recently interviewed by Louis Theroux (4,5) |
| WALTER | British acting dame who appeared in Succession, Harriet _ (6) |
| VICTORHUGO | French poet and novelist, 18021885, who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables (6,4) |
| EDNAS | Aussie "Dame" and others |
| DAVIDCAMERON | Doctor, vicar, don, dame and politician (5,7) |
