| STARDUST | Biopic about the late David Bowie (8) |
| GLAM | Genre of the late David Bowie |
| LABYRINTH | 1986 fantasy movie starring Jennifer Connelly and the late David Bowie (9) |
| ABERLOUR | Labour confusion about the late queen on the 23Ac (8) |
| DARKAGES | Period from about the late 5th century to about 1000 AD |
| IMMORTAL | Biopic about the life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, ... Beloved |
| BLUE | Film directed by the late David Lynch, _ Velvet (4) |
| ROSES | Flowers bred by the late David Austin with petals which may be distilled to fragrance soaps, candles and scents (5) |
| SILVERLADY | Song by the late David Soul that was his second UK No. 1 hit in 1977 (6,4) |
| DOLLS | New York _, early punk band fronted by the late David Johansen (5) |
| PEARCE | Lola __, woman who sold a story about the late Lucy Beale to the Walford Gazette (6) |
| MAUDIE | 2016 movie about the late Nova Scotia folk artist with the last name of Lewis |
| BONHOEFFER | 2024 biopic about the life of the titular German pastor who stood up to the Nazis |
| ALOES | They're bitter, also upset about the late finish (5) |
| ATHLETE | Mistaken about the late track star (7) |
| SPENCER | New film about the late Princess of Wales (7) |
| PIETY | Goodness, what a shame about the late closure! (5) |
| SOCIAL | Biopic about the founding of Facebook, The...Network (6) |
| THIRTYTWOSHORTFILMS | "___ ___ ___ ___ About Glenn Gould" (1993 biopic about the legendary Canadian concert pianist) |
| STRAIGHTOUTTA | Biopic about the rappers of NWA (8,5,7) |