| LINEHAN | Graham, Irish comedy writer who co-created Father Ted and The IT Crowd (7) |
| TALENTED | Point to Ted and the story of how he's so gifted |
| CHESTERTON | Novelist who created Father Brown |
| NORTON | Graham ---, Irish comedian and television presenter |
| WAHLBERG | Mark --------, Ted and The Family Plan actor (8) |
| GRAHAM | and 35dn, Comedy writer who co-wrote Father Ted and created The IT Crowd |
| SPEIGHT | Johnny ?, comedy writer who created the character Alf Garnett (7) |
| OHANLON | Ardal ___, Irish comedian and actor seen as Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted and George Sunday in My Hero |
| LISEMAYER | American-born comedy writer who co-created the BBC comedy series The Young Ones with then partner Rik Mayall and Ben Elton |
| RICHARD | Dublin-born writer who co-founded The Spectator magazine with Joseph Addison (7,6) |
| DENHOLM | Hold men out for founder of Reynholm Industries in The IT Crowd (7) |
| OTTOBINDER | US novelist and comic-book writer who co-created the character of Supergirl in 1959 (4,6) |
| STAN | ____ Lee, comic book writer who co-created the character Black Panther (4) |
| SIEGEL | Jerry ___ (American writer who co-created Superman with Canadian cartoonist Joe Shuster) |
| KANE | Bob, U.S. comic book writer who co-created Batman with Bill Finger (4) |
| JERRYSIEGEL | American comic book writer who co-created Superman with Joe Shuster (5,6) |
| KRISTENWIIG | American actress, comedian and writer who co-wrote and starred in the film Bridesmaids |
| ARDALOHANLON | Irish comedian who has starred in Father Ted and Death In Paradise (5,1'6) |
| NOBBS | David, comedy writer who created the character Reginald Perrin (5) |
| STEELE | Richard ___ (1672 -1729), Irish writer who co-founded The Spectator (6) |