| PAULMESCAL | Irish actor set to star in the forthcoming (2024) sequel to "Gladiator" |
| ROBERT | - - - Pattinson, actor set to star in the 2022 action film The Batman (6) |
| ARMIE | Hammer who will star in the forthcoming Western "Frontier Crucible" with William H. Macy |
| IAN | With 4-Down, actor set to star in "The Hobbit" |
| TAN | Amy who wrote the forthcoming 2024 book "The Backyard Bird Chronicles" |
| UZO | Aduba of the forthcoming 2024 comedy "Greedy People" |
| GALEN | Famous physician to gladiators |
| BACKIN | "___ Action" (forthcoming 2024 action/comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx) |
| ROBLOWE | Brat Packer set to star in the new Fox spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star (2 wds.) |
| EVAN | Actor Peters who's set to star in "Tron: Ares" |
| PRENGER | Jodie _, I'd Do Anything winner set to star in Coronation Street (7) |
| TEMPLE | Whose studio refused to let her out of her contract to star in The Wizard of Oz, the role going to Judy Garland? (7,6) |
| SHIRLEY | Whose studio refused to let her out of her contract to star in The Wizard of Oz, the role going to Judy Garland? (7,6) |
| CATHERINE | _ Zeta-Jones, lined up to star in the Netflix remake of The Addams Family (9) |
| TOPTHEBILL | Command the police to star in the show (3,3,4) |
| THEATRE | Actor set to appear regularly on the stage |
| DYER | Danny _, actor set to become a grandad thanks to his daughter Dani (4) |
| HAIM | One of two Coreys to star in "The Lost Boys" (1987) |
| STARTUP | Lead actor set to return for new business venture (5-2) |
| EDDIE | ___ Murphy, comedian set to star with Danny and Arnold in Twins sequel - Triplets (5) |
