| ACTRESSES | All of the leads in "Ocean's 8," e.g. |
| HACKER | Rihanna's character in "Ocean's 8," e.g. |
| LENGTH | Linear extent of a swimming pool, typically calibrated in metres; or, the span of a horse from nose to tail as a measure of the lead in a race (6) |
| COSTAR | Actors upset one of the leads (2-4) |
| HUMIDIFIER | It's steamy at the film institute for the leads in Easy Rider and it changes the atmosphere in Room (10) |
| STARTLES | Alarms the leads in The Lady Eve surrounded by celebrities (8) |
| ACTED | Played the leads in Alien , Crash , The Exorcist and Dune |
| ONSCREENCHEMISTRY | *What the leads in a romantic comedy have, hopefully |
| STING | Professional name of the lead singer of The Police whose stand-alone songs include Englishman in New York, Fields of Gold and Shape of My Heart (5) |
| FRONTRUNNERS | One of The Baskervilles admits writing to The Messenger's people taking the leads (5,7) |
| SKYBLUE | The leads from She Knows Y'Know down in the dumps in heavenly colour (3,4) |
| ODYSSEY | What epic poem ascribed to Homer describes the wanderings of the lead character after the fall of Troy? |
| ANDREA | First name of the lead singer of the Irish sibling group The Corrs |
| LISA | When doubled, stage name of the lead singer of the 1980s group with the No. 1 hit "Head to Toe" |
| HEIST | Type of operation in "Ocean's 8" and "The Bad Guys" |
| PRAEMUNIRE | The 1392 Statute of ____, limiting papal power in England, was later exploited by Henry VIII, eg against Wolsey |
| STRINGFELLOWHAWKE | Name of the lead character, played by Jan-Michael Vincent, in the TV show Airwolf |
| METAL | The intrinsic quality of the lead, say (5) |
| DALTREY | Surname of the lead singer with the Who |
| PERON | Surname of the lead character in Evita (5) |
