| STAUNTON | Imelda -, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Vera Drake |
| IMELDA | Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Vera Drake (6,8) |
| TRAVEL | Some TLC for Vera off on a journey (6) |
| PRIMA | Lead-in for vera or donna |
| RAVEABOUT | Show huge enthusiasm for Vera possibly (4,5) |
| IMELDASTAUNTON | Actress whose films include Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Vera Drake (6,8) |
| LEIGH | Director whose many drama films include Vera Drake, Another Year, Mr Turner and Peterloo (5) |
| MIKELEIGH | ____ directed the films Vera Drake and Mr Turner |
| FACSIMILES | Exact reproductions for Vera |
| VERANDA | Cover for Vera with unusual DNA (7) |
| VERADRAKE | Oscar-nominated title role for Imelda Staunton |
| VERA | 2004 film drama starring Imelda Staunton in the title role (4,5) |
| GASKELL | Author whose novel Cranford was adapted into a television drama with a cast including Judi Dench, Jim Carter, Julia McKenzie and Imelda Staunton (7) |
| BALL | Whose roles include Imelda Quirke in The Commitments and Detective Sergeant Emer Berry in RTA's Hidden Assets? (4) |
| ELIZABETH | First name of the character in The Crown played in different seasons by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton (9) |
| MARCOS | Imelda -, Philippine politician once famed for her shoe collection |
| UMBRIDGE | Dolores, fictional bureaucrat in the Harry Potter series played by Imelda Staunton (8) |
| NEWSHOES | What Imelda wants for her birthday? |
| FILIPINO | Imelda Marcos, for one |
| UNTO | Imelda Staunton, in place of preposition (4) |
