| JOYCECARY | British author of Mister Johnson and The Horse's Mouth (5,4) |
| SAHIB | Raghubir Yadav's version of Mister Johnson, Massey ________ |
| ARTES | "Laugh-In" star Mr. Johnson, and namesakes |
| ALAN | First name of Mr Johnson, the former politician who performed as Pharaoh on The Masked Singer in 2020 (4) |
| BEVEL | It's a slant on President Johnson and the First Lady (5) |
| MISGOVERN | Is Gove involved with Mr Johnson ultimately to run the country badly? (9) |
| IANMCEWAN | British author of novels including Atonement and On Chesil Beach (3,6) |
| MESSIEURS | French plural of 'mister' |
| MAUGHAM | Paris-born British author of a number of novels including Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence, The Painted Veil and Cakes and Ale (7) |
| AAMILNE | Author of "Mr. Pim," "Four Days' Wonder," and "Winnie-the-Pooh" |
| REDFORD | Actor who starred in films including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Out of Africa and The Horse Whisperer (7) |
| SHORT | Best Animated ___ Film (Oscar category won by The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse in 2023) |
| MACKESY | Charlie ___, artist noted for his children's book The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse (7) |
| EZIASHI | Maynard ___, actor who played the title role in 1990 film drama Mister Johnson (7) |
| COLMAN | Domingo who plays Mister Johnson in the new musical |
| BONHEUR | French painter of animals whose works include Ploughing in the Nivernais and The Horse Fair (7) |
| STARR | Subject of James Carville's "... And the Horse He Rode In On" |
| SEA | As used by the navy and the horse artillery (3) |
| STABLE | The tables are turned and the horse is put away (6) |
| STARK | Last name of the 20th-century British author of classic books about her travels in the Middle East and Afghanistan (5) |
