| ELY | Actor, author, and crossword fan Ron |
| RON | Actor and crossword fan Ely |
| MODINE | Actor (and crossword fan) Matthew |
| FRY | English actor, author and wit, Stephen ... (3) |
| SKYE | Keys misplaced by English actor, author, and painter, Ione (4) |
| RUSSELL | English comedian, actor, author and activist, - Brand (7) |
| SAYLE | Alexei _ actor, author and alternative comedian (5) |
| BENNETT | Actor, author and playwright who wrote the screenplay to the film based on his life The Lady in the Van (7) |
| NOTRUESCOTSMAN | All crossword fans love this puzzle; anyone who doesn't love this puzzle can't be a *real* crossword fan! |
| QUENTIN | And 23 American actor, writer and film director whose movies include Reservoir Dogs (7,9) |
| CASH | Money for actor, writer and narrator Craig (4) |
| IVES | Actor, writer and folk music singer, Burl ___ |
| OSCAR | ___ Kightley, actor, writer and director (5) |
| ETHAN | ___ Hawke - American actor, writer, and director |
| COWARD | Firm charge for actor, writer and raconteur Noel (6) |
| OSSIE | Late US actor, writer and director, ----- Davis (5) |
| RICHARD | Actor, writer and director, - Roxburgh (7) |
| TERANTINO | American actor, writer and film director whose movies include Reservoir Dogs (7,9) |
| ALANALDA | US actor, writer and director born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo in 1936 (4,4) |
| STEPHENFRY | Comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster who is a regular visitor to Mallorca (7,3) |