| DICKEMERY | British comedian who died in 1983 whose characters included blonde bombshell Mandy (4,5) |
| ERNIEWISE | Late British comedian who died in 1999 (5,4) |
| MOORE | Dudley _, late British comedian who died in 2002 (5) |
| ERNIE | _ Wise, late British comedian who died in 1999 (5) |
| LESDAWSON | English comedian, actor, writer, presenter and pianist whose comic characters included Ada Shufflebotham (3,6) |
| JASONCOOK | British comedian who created, co-wrote and appeared in the BBC sitcom Hebburn (5,4) |
| BENNYHILL | British comedian who played Professor Simon Peach in the 1969 comedy caper film The Italian Job (5,4) |
| RADICCHIO | Edible plant, cold, Greek character included in set |
| BLUNT | Anthony ___, British art historian and Soviet spy who died in 1983 (5) |
| DOLIN | Anton, British dancer and choreographer who died in 1983 (5) |
| SPIKE | ___ Milligan, British-Irish comedian who died in 2002 (5) |
| ENFIELD | Harry, English comedian whose characters included Wayne Slob and Tim Nice-But-Dim (7) |
| AHERNE | Caroline -, comedian whose characters included Mrs Merton and Sister Mary Immaculate |
| BOULT | Adrian, British conductor who died in 1983 (5) |
| BLAKE | Eubie, US jazz and ragtime composer who died in 1983 (5) |
| HINES | Earl ___, US jazz pianist nicknamed Fatha who died in 1983 (5) |
| DONALD | Member of the Cambridge Five spy ring who died in 1983 (6,7) |
| MIRO | Joan, Spanish surrealist painter who died in 1983 (4) |
| MACLEAN | Member of the Cambridge Five spy ring who died in 1983 (7) |
| BALANCHINE | George. Russia-born classical ballet choreographer who died in 1983 (10) |