| GANDALF | Ian Mckellen in The Lord Of The Rings series (7) |
| MAGNETO | Marvel character portrayed by Ian McKellen in the 2000 film X-Men (7) |
| STRIDER | Alias of Aragorn in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series (7) |
| IANHOLM | English actor who played Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series of films (3,4) |
| ANDYSERKIS | English actor whose films include Black Panther, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and the Lord Of The Rings series (4,6) |
| ROHIRRIM | The War Of The _, anime film in The Lord Of The Rings series (8) |
| THECRITIC | 2023 British film written by Patrick Marber and starring Ian McKellen in the title role (3,6) |
| IAN | Actor McKellen of The Lord of the Rings series |
| ASTIN | Actor Sean of the "Lord of the Rings" series |
| LIV | Played Arwen in The Lord of the Rings series, --- Tyler (3) |
| ENTS | Skinbark and Leaflock, in the "Lord of the Rings" series |
| OTTO | Miranda who played Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings series |
| ENEMY | Orc, to an Elf, in the "Lord of the Rings" series |
| LEE | "The Lord of the Rings" series star Christopher |
| LORD | "The ___ of the Rings" (series named after the villain) |
| GUS | "Theatre Cat" played by Ian McKellen in "Cats" |
| SIR | Title conferred on actor Ian McKellen in 1991 (3) |
| FREDDIE | First name of the Vicious character played 1y Sir Ian McKellen (7) |
| SCANDAL | 1989 film based on the Profumo affair of 1963, starring Ian McKellen, John Hurt and Joanne Whalley (7) |
| PROFUMO | Ian McKellen played John ____ in the 1989 film Scandal |