| SAYLE | Alexei ___, comedian-actor who authored a book of short stories, Barcelona Plates, in 2000 (5) |
| MOLLYSIMS | Model/actress who authored a book on organizing and decorating called "Everyday Chic": 2 wds. |
| UNCLE | My - Silas; book of short stories by H. E. Bates that was adapted into a mini-series with Albert Finney (5) |
| LEARY | Denis ___, comedian-actor who voices the character Diego in the Ice Age film series (5) |
| BRAND | Russell ___, comedian-actor who played the title role in 2011 film Arthur (5) |
| PRYOR | Richard ___, comedian-actor who played the title role in 1985 film Brewster's Millions (5) |
| NEMOV | Alexei ____ won all-around gymnastics gold at the Sydney Super Dome in 2000 |
| IROBOT | Sci-fi movie based on a book of short stories by Isaac Asimov (1,5) |
| YOKOONO | Singer/artist who wrote "Grapefruit," a book of short performance-art scripts |
| ARDALOHANLON | Irish stand-up comedian-actor who authored 1998 novel The Talk of the Town (5,7) |
| SARTRE | French writer of the 1939 book of short stories Le Mur |
| OHANLON | Ardal ?, stand-up comedian-actor who authored 1998 novel The Talk of the Town (7) |
| COOGAN | Steve ___, comedian-actor who portrayed Paul Raymond in 2013 biopic The Look of Love (6) |
| KAYE | Paul ___, comedian-actor who starred as Frankie Wilde in 2004 comedy-drama film It's All Gone Pete T |
| DEE | Jack ___, comedian-actor who starred as Rick Spleen in BBC TV series Lead Balloon (3) |
| REID | Mike ___, comedian-actor who played Frank Butcher in BBC TV soap EastEnders (4) |
| HUDD | Roy ___, comedian-actor who played John Parry in 1990s BBC TV series Common As Muck (4) |
| KOSYGIN | Alexei ___, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1964-80 (7) |
| DALI | Artist who co-authored a book about his mustache |
| LEONOV | Alexei ___ (b.1934), cosmonaut who in 1965 made the first-ever 'spacewalk' (6) |
