| JOANRIVERS | American actress and comedian who said "Looking fifty is great - if you're sixty" |
| FRIGATE | Naval vessel that is great if at sea (7) |
| AGE | It's great if you're old enough (3) |
| DELIGHTFUL | 500 + (8 A· 50) + 4? Oddly, 50 is great (10) |
| REPORTEDSPEECH | False prophet's decree, something said, looking back (8,6) |
| LUCILLEBALL | American actress and comedian who eloped with Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz in 1940 |
| WHOOPI | Actress and comedian who has won Academy, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy awards, ... Goldberg |
| LOUISCK | Comedian who said "Every day starts, my eyes open and I reload the program of misery" |
| GROUCHOMARX | Comedian who said "I get credit all the time for things I never said" |
| SIDCAESAR | Fifties TV comedian who said, "Comedy is exaggerated truth" |
| ELLEN | Comedian who said "Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself," familiarly |
| ROSEANNE | -- Barr, American actress and comedian (8) |
| RUBY | ___ Wax, American actress and comedian (4) |
| FEY | American actress and comedian, Tina _ (3) |
| ROSIEODONNELL | The Flintstones actress and comedian who won 500,000 for charity on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2000: 2 wds. |
| DAWN | British actress and comedian who starred in the Vicar of Dibley, ... French |
| AMY | Pictured actress and comedian who recently welcomed her first child, ___ Schumer (3) |
| YASHERE | Gina _, actress and comedian who co- wrote the sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola (7) |
| REBEL | ___ Wilson, Australian actress and comedian who played Brynn in the 2011 film Bridesmaids (5) |
| GODLIMAN | Kerry, English actress and comedian who won the seventh series of Taskmaster (8) |