| EDMONDSON | Comic star of Bottom and The Young Ones, Adrian --------- (9) |
| RIK | _ Mayall, star of Bottom and The Young Ones (3) |
| JUDY | Comic star of 8Dn (4) |
| SHIPSHAPE | Narrower at the bottom and the front, perhaps, and 17 25 (9) |
| ASPARAGUS | Perennial plant having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers, and the young shoots of which are eaten as a vegetable (9) |
| SUPERHERO | Rose up unexpectedly to embrace the female comic star |
| HILLIARD | Limner and goldsmith at the court of Elizabeth I and later James I who painted the Phoenix and the Pelican portraits and the Young Man Among Roses miniature (8) |
| TOPBANANA | Jelly Belly flavor formed by the opposite of "bottom" + a fruit with a yellow peel: 2 wds. |
| TRUEWORTH | Correct use of bottom line (4,5) |
| INSOLENCE | Part of bottom niece doesn't show i.e. cheek |
| BENELTON | Co-writer of Blackadder and The Young Ones (3,5) |
| BUSTLE | Augmentation of bottom and breasts left me without a supply of money (6) |
| BRITTEN | English composer and conductor, 1913-1976, who wrote the opera Peter Grimes and The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (7) |
| NAZARETH | Ancient town that was the Biblical home of Joseph, Mary and the young Jesus |
| MYERS | Comic star who provides the voice of Shrek, Mike ___ |
| STEVEMARTIN | Comic star and screenwriter of a 1987 film based on Cyrano de Bergerac |
| MARIELU | Young-adult novelist whose works include "Legend" and "The Young Elites" |
| ACHRISTMASCAROL | Book comic star with social charm (1,9,5) |
| LESLIE | The Naked Gun comic star, ... Nielsen |
| MAYALL | Actor who starred in Bottom and The New Statesman, Rik ___ (6) |
