| QUIRKE | Actress noted for roles in Birds of a Feather, The Sculptress, Down to Earth and Broadchurch, to name a few (6) |
| PENNON | From the Latin meaning "feather", the tapering ensign of a medieval knight-bachelor; or, a flag or streamer attached to a lance |
| LORIKEET | What is the common name of the Trichoglossus with feathers the colour of the rainbow? (8) |
| LANDED | Came down to earth and led around (6) |
| FOLKSY | Down-to-earth and unpretentious |
| IRK | Ruffle feathers the of (3) |
| PLUCK | Pull out feathers, ... the turkey |
| WILTON | Actress noted for roles in Ever Decreasing Circles, The Borrowers and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (6) |
| OTOOLE | Actor noted for roles in films and on stage such as T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia and Arthur Chipping in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1'5) |
| CAINE | Actor noted for roles in Alfie, The Italian Job, Battle of Britain, Educating Rita and Hannah and Her Sisters (5) |
| WINSLET | Berkshire-born Oscar-winning actress noted for roles including Iris in The Holiday, Myrtle/Tilly in The Dressmaker and Rose in Titanic (7) |
| UNA | First name of the actress noted for roles including Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge and Mrs Hudson in Sherlock (3) |
| LORRE | Austro-Hungarian actor noted for roles in films such as M, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca and The Raven (5) |
| INGRID | ____ Pitt, actress noted for roles in 1970s British horror cinema (6) |
| CLIFFPARISI | He is famous for roles in Corrie and Call The Midwife, and in I'm A Celeb in 2019 (5,6) |
| BEATTY | Ned , US actor noted for roles in the films Deliverance and Network (6) |
| NETTLES | Actor noted for roles in hit dramas Bergerac and Midsomer Murders (7) |
| MELORA | US actress and singer, known for roles in The Office and Monk, - Hardin (6) |
| RALPHFIENNES | Actor nominated for Oscars for roles in The English Patient and Schindler's List |
| MCCALLUM | Surname of the recently-deceased Scots actor known for roles in 'NCIS' and 'Colditz' (8) |
