| SCARFE | Gerald -; satirical cartoonist who created the title sequences for Yes Minister and its sequel (6) |
| SEARLE | Ronald ---, British artist and satirical cartoonist who created St Trinian's School (6) |
| MISIRLOU | Dick Dale song that plays in the title sequence for "Pulp Fiction" |
| FUELROD | Homer throws one out the window in the title sequence of "The Simpsons" |
| TITANIC | Backing music in a title sequence for epic film (7) |
| COLDOPEN | Segment before the title sequence |
| FOWLDS | Derek, actor who appeared in the television series Yes Minister and Heartbeat (6) |
| MANTEL | Hilary -; two-time winner of the Booker Prize for Fiction for Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies (6) |
| ATWOOD | Margaret -; novelist who wrote The Handmaid's Tale and its sequel The Testaments (6) |
| HACKER | Jim ____ was played by Paul Eddington in Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister |
| ELFMAN | Danny _, wrote the music for Beetlejuice and its sequel (6) |
| MACROS | Coded sequences for repetitive tasks in Excel, e.g. (6) |
| TOETAG | Identifier seen in the "Six Feet Under" title sequence |
| QUATRE | French for a playing card, domino or side of a die with four pips; or, a ballet sequence for four dancers (6) |
| STRING | Sequence for the way preceding a circle (6) |
| TEAURN | Each in sequence for drink dispenser (3,3) |
| EDDINGTON | Paul ___, actor best known for the TV sitcoms The Good Life, Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister |
| FERRIER | Kathleen ?, British contralto who created the title role in Benjamin Britten opera The Rape of Lucretia |
| ANTONYJAY | Co-author, with Jonathan Lynn, of the TV series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister who was knighted in 1988 |
| ELSIE | Lily ?, actress born Elsie Hodder who created the title role in 1907 English language version of Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow (5) |
