| WALLIAMS | David ___ : comedian and children's author (8) |
| FLETCHER | I'm A Celebrity... winner and childrens author, Giovanna _ (8) |
| BADDIEL | David _, comedian and author whose comedy partners include Frank Skinner and Rob Newman (7) |
| BENJAMIN | Trinidadian-born actress and children's TV presenter introduced to the House of Lords in 2010 (7.8) |
| DAVIDWALLIAMS | Britain's Got Talent judge and children's author (5,8) |
| TONYHART | English artist and children's TV presenter who created the Blue Peter ship logo |
| HUGHES | Ted -; poet and children's author whose works include The Hawk in the Rain collection and novel The Iron Man (6) |
| ORUCHE | Nigerian actress, ex-model and children's author, Phina _ (6) |
| HILL | Novelist, playwright and children's author whose ghost story The Woman in Black was adapted into a film of the same name with Daniel Radcliffe (4) |
| MERCHANT | Stephen ___, comedian and writer who co-starred in Extras and Life's Too Short (8) |
| BLAKE | Quentin _; British illustrator and children's writer (5) |
| BEATRIXPOTTER | Painter and children's writer (7,6) |
| MILLICAN | Sarah _, comedian and presenter (8) |
| WILLIAMS | Robin ___: Comedian and actor (8) |
| BEAUMONT | Lucy_, comedian and current Taskmaster competitor (8) |
| SEINFELD | Jerry ___: Comedian and actor (8) |
| POLLYANNA | Children's book by Porter, poet Denny and children's writer James? |
| ODENKIRK | Bob _, comedian and actor with a starring role in Netflix's Better Call Saul (8) |
| FRYE | David ___, comedian famous for impersonating Richard Nixon |
| PIXIE | This cultivar of Stipa gigantea, and an eating apple, and a trailing clematis, is a supernatural being in folklore and children's stories! (5) |