| ROBRIGGLE | Actor who served under the real-life US colonel he portrays in "12 Strong": 2 wds. |
| CALAMITY | Musical based on the life of a real-life US frontierswoman, - - - Jane (8) |
| CHRISHEMSWORTH | Avengers: Infinity War, Ghostbusters, 12 Strong, Star Trek, Vacation and In the Heart of the Sea, are films in which this Australian actor starred (5,9) |
| ASAN | Strong ___ ox (extremely strong): 2 wds. |
| ONEPM | Hour when the sun is strong (2 wds.) |
| PRESENTS | Items given "gratis", such as stocking fillers or the offerings placed under the real or artificial objects described in 58 Across (8) |
| BLIMP | As a colonel, he rose to a certain height (5) |
| ISLAND | ___ Life, US house-hunting lifestyle series (6) |
| JURORS | Twelve-strong panel |
| MOORE | Actor who served as an army captain before taking over from Sean Connery as James Bond to become the longest-serving actor in the role (5) |
| RIX | Brian - - -, comedy actor who served as president of the charity Mencap (3) |
| ECHELON | Look out, Colonel - he's altered the formation |
| EAGLE | Bird on the shoulder of US colonel |
| BOWIEKNIFE | Large cutting instrument with a blade more than 10 inches long named after a US colonel (5,5) |
| SANDERS | Power tools for US Colonel? (7) |
| ACESUP | Strong two-pair hand, in poker jargon |
| SONGSTER | Singer may have to be strong two ways (8) |
| HARVEY | With 34-Across, "Reservoir Dogs" actor who served as a Marine in Lebanon during Operation Blue Bat |
| PETERDINKLAGE | "Game of Thrones" actor who earns over $1 million per episode in which he portrays Tyrion Lannister: 2 wds. |
| KITHARINGTON | "Game of Thrones" actor who earns over $1 million per episode in which he portrays Jon Snow: 2 wds. |
