| JACKDEE | Deadpan comedian who starred in Bad Move (4,3) |
| VANESSA | Actor who starred in Bad Boys for Life, ------- Hudgens (7) |
| CAMERON | Actress who starred in Bad Teacher (7,4) |
| DIAZ | Actress who starred in Bad Teacher (7,4) |
| BLUNDER | Bad move indicated by "??" in chess notation |
| MISSTEP | Teacher having favourite on reflection is a bad move (7) |
| MISTAKE | Recalling one's bet is bad move (7) |
| MISPLAY | Bad move |
| SANDLER | Adam -------, comedian who starred in Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore (7) |
| RUDOLPH | Maya _, US comedian who starred in the 2011 comedy film Bridesmaids (7) |
| OHANLON | Ardal ___, comedian who starred in Father Ted (1'6) |
| MAYNARD | Bill ?, actor-comedian who starred in ITV sitcoms Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! and The Gaffer (7) |
| ENFIELD | Comedian who starred in the first series of Men Behaving Badly, Harry _ (7) |
| DEE | Jack -, comedian-actor who starred in television series Lead Balloon and Bad Move (3) |
| BOB | Billy _ Thornton, starred in Bad Santa (3) |
| CHLOE | _ Grace Moretz, starred in Bad Neighbours 2 (5) |
| SEANN | Stand-up comedian and actor who played Grizzo in ITV series Bad Move |
| SEANNWALSH | Stand-up comedian and actor who played Grizzo in ITV series Bad Move |
| WALSH | Stand-up comedian and actor who played Grizzo in ITV series Bad Move (5,5) |
| ZUGZWANG | Chess situation in which any move is a bad move |
