| JEKYLL | Influential British garden designer who died on December 8, 1932 (6) |
| KEYNES | Influential British economist who advocated interventionist government policy (4,7,6) |
| CHATTO | Beth ___, garden designer and author who died in 2018 (6) |
| PATTON | Known better by his men as "Old Blood And Guts", US General George ... died on December 21, 1945 fol |
| VOYSEY | Charles ___, British architect and designer who died in 1941 (6) |
| ASHLEY | Laura, Welsh fashion designer who died in 1985 (6) |
| FOKKER | Anthony ?, Dutch aircraft designer who died in 1939 (6) |
| CESSNA | Clyde, US aviator and aircraft designer who died in 1954 (6) |
| MIYAKE | Issey ___, Japanese fashion designer who died in 2022 (6) |
| GERTRUDE | ___ Jekyll, British garden designer (8) |
| DEBBIEREYNOLDS | "Singin' in the Rain" actress who died on December 28, 2016: 2 wds. |
| CARRIEFISHER | "Star Wars" actress who died on December 27, 2016: 2 wds. |
| DICKENBERG | Hall of Fame sportscaster who died on December 21: 2 wds. |
| JOHNMAYNARD | Influential British economist who advocated interventionist government policy (4,7,6) |
| HAROLD | (and 2 down) Influential British playwright (1930-2008) (6) |
| MCQUEEN | Alexander ___, influential British fashion designer, 1969-2010 (7) |
| OUTDATED | Unfashionable type on holiday from October 31st, for instance, to beginning of December (8) |
| CRUNCHED | Made a grinding noise to turn on central heating in about December (8) |
| PRODUCED | Made for Mussolini on 1st of December (8) |
| HOULLIER | Gerald _, late footballer and former manager of Liverpool FC who passed away in December (8) |
