| RIZAHMED | British actor who starred as Carlton Drake in 2018's Venom (3,5) |
| CHIWETEL | --- Ejiofor, British actor who starred in 12 Years a Slave |
| FAKELOVE | Title shared by top 10 hits from BTS in 2018 and Drake in 2017: 2 wds. |
| MCGOOHAN | Agent John Drake in the long-running British spy thriller Danger Man was played by Patrick ... |
| DUCKLING | Avoid losing the head with Chuck Drake, in youth (8) |
| LAWRENCE | Stylish boutique hotel and wedding venue in Padiham, Burnley; winner of the New Business Award in 2018's Lancashire Tourism Awards (8) |
| AMYADAMS | Lynne Cheney portrayer in 2018's "Vice" |
| LADYGAGA | US singer and actress stars in 2018's A Star is Born (4,4) |
| MNEMONIC | What the "M" stands for in 2018's "P is for Pterodactyl: the Worst Alphabet Book Ever" |
| MICHAELCAINE | British actor who starred in the 2017 heist film "Going in Style": 2 wds. |
| ALANBATES | British actor who starred in films including The Fixer and Women In Love (4,5) |
| ALEC | Sir _ Guinness, British actor who starred in Star Wars (4) |
| TOMHIDDLESTON | British actor who starred in the 2017 film Kong: Skull Island: 2 wds. |
| HUGHGRANT | British actor who starred in About A Boy and Paddington 2 (4,5) |
| TYLER | British actor who starred in fantasy drama Game of Thrones, Will ----- (5) |
| MASON | James, British actor who starred alongside Judy Garland in the 1954 film A Star Is Born (5) |
| FLYNN | Jerome ?, actor who played Sgt Bennet Drake in BBC TV drama series Ripper Street |
| CHRIS | ___ Chalk Shining Girls actor who plays Paul Drake in HBO's Perry Mason |
| EMILYBLUNT | Jungle Cruise actress who plays Liza Drake in the new Netflix film Pain Hustlers: 2 wds. |
| VIGO | Spanish city attacked by Drake in fifteen fifty eight and fifteen eighty nine |
