| ARREAR | In ___ (late, in law) |
| ARREARS | In _, late in paying a debt (7) |
| ROSSITER | Leonard _, late actor who starred in Rising Damp (8) |
| LEIGH | Janet ___, late Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar-nominee for Psycho (5) |
| RICKMAN | Alan ___, late actor who played Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series (7) |
| FORBES | Bryan ___, late actor-director who married the actress Nanette Newman in 1955 (6) |
| BENNETT | Hywel _, late actor who played the title role in the sitcom Shelley (7) |
| EDDINGTON | Paul _, late actor who played Jerry Leadbetter in The Good Life (9) |
| SACHS | Andrew ___, late actor who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers (5) |
| HURT | John _, late actor who played the War Doctor in Doctor Who (4) |
| HOSKINS | Bob ___, late UK actor who starred in 1986's Mona Lisa (7) |
| REID | Mike _, late actor who played Frank Butcher in EastEnders (4) |
| REES | Angharad _, late actress who played Demelza in the 1970s BBC version of Poldark (4) |
| WEST | Adam _, late US actor who played Batman in the 1960s TV series (4) |
| DONEN | Stanley _, late US filmmaker who co-directed Singin' In The Rain (5) |
| ALCOTT | Louisa May_, late US author who mob We women in 1868(6) |
| HOULLIER | Gerald _, late footballer and former manager of Liverpool FC who passed away in December (8) |
| GEER | Will _, late actor who played Grandpa Walton in The Waltons (4) |
| REEVES | George ___, late actor who played the title role in the 1950s TV show Adventures Of Superman (6) |
| RYALL | David _, late actor who appeared in Outnumbered and The Village (5) |