| BRUCEMONTGOMERY | Composer of the music for the first three Carry On films, who also wrote crime fiction as Edmund Crispin |
| BROLIN | Josh - - -, star of the Dune films who's also the stepson of Barbra Streisand (6) |
| LOOM | Weaving device such as Edmund Cartwright's mechanised version; or, a mirage-like vision of something as seen from afar through the murk (4) |
| CASED | Enclosed some elastic as Edmund had (5) |
| GREENE | Who classed some of his works of fiction as "entertainments", including Brighton Rock (1938) and Our Man in Havana (1958)? (6) |
| LIE | State fiction as fact |
| LASSIE | Jenny, perhaps, appearing in fiction as young woman (6) |
| LEE | Of all the actors in The Lord of the Rings films, who is the only one to have met JRR Tolkien? (11,3) |
| CHRISTOPHER | Of all the actors in The Lord of the Rings films, who is the only one to have met JRR Tolkien? (11,3) |
| TALIASHIRE | American actress in The Godfather and Rocky series of films who is the sister of Francis Ford Coppola and the aunt of Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola (5.5) |
| TOBEYMAGUIRE | Star of three "Spider-Man" films who narrates as big brother Tim in "The Boss Baby": 2 wds. |
| SERGEANT | 1958's Carry On ___ was the first of 31 Carry On films. (8) |
| WILLIAMS | Kenneth -; actor who starred in the Carry On films and narrated the original Willo the Wisp series (8) |
| HUGHGRANT | Actor in the "Bridget Jones" movies who appeared recently on Seth Meyers' show to promote the forthcoming fourth installment in the series, "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" |
| PESCI | Best known for his roles in mafia films, who played one of the burglars in Home Alone? (5) |
| ANITAHARRIS | 1960s pop singer who appeared in two Carry On films, and guest-starred as the medium Shyanna in a 2019 EastEnders episode |
| JOANSIMS | Actress who appeared in 24 Carry On films beginning with Carry On Nurse in 1959 |
| DOCBROWN | Character in the Back to the Future films, who has a bearded collie called Einstein (3,5) |
| JESSIEMATTHEWS | English star of 1920s musical revues and 1930s comedy and musical films, who later played Mrs Dale on BBC radio |
| BETH | Henley who wrote "Crimes of the Heart" |
