| STEVENS | Actor who's had roles in Short Circuit, Succession and In The Grey (6,7) |
| FIGHER | Actor who's had roles in Short Circuit, Succession and In The Grey (6,7) |
| KRIS | Actor who's had roles in Death in Paradise and My Family, .... marshall (4) |
| ROBOT | Johnny 5 in Short Circuit, e.g. |
| ALI | Actress who's had roles in The Bill and Hollyoaks, --- Bastian (3) |
| VAGUE | In the grey area |
| NIA | Vardalos who appeared in the "Grey's Anatomy" episode "Hope for the Hopeless" |
| MONAE | Singer Janelle who had roles in "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight" |
| GREIG | Actress who had roles in sitcoms 'Black Books' and 'Friday Night Dinner', Tamsin - (5) |
| BACHELORFLATS | Baroque composer had role playing notes in some studios (8,5) |
| BRADLEYCOOPER | Actor who had a song from A Star Is Born chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| RICHARDHARRIS | Irish actor who had a top ten hit in 1968 with MacArthur Park |
| PRAISETHELORD | Priest had role axed? Hallelujah! (6,3,4) |
| VOLTAGESPIKES | By-products of short circuits |
| INVINOVERITAS | So, one who's had the sack will tell it how it is, maybe |
| GILLIANTAYLFORTH | Actress who has had roles in Footballers' Wives, The Bill and Hollyoaks, as well as EastEnders |
| ANDI | Comedian who has had roles in The Sandman and Sex Education (4) |
| OSHO | Comedian who has had roles in The Sandman and Sex Education (4) |
| ACTED | Bill and Edward had roles in play |
| ALAN | Ruck, actor whose TV roles include Succession and Spin City (4) |