| DAVEALLEN | Irish comedian who said he first gave up smoking aged 8 |
| GROUCHOMARX | Comedian who said "I get credit all the time for things I never said" |
| ELLEN | Comedian who said "Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself," familiarly |
| EMFORSTER | Edwardian novelist who said he was only able to write about "three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be" |
| PEROT | Ross who said he was "All ears" |
| ALI | Olympic champion who said he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River |
| KANYEWEST | Rapper who said he's "going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE" (5,4) |
| RITARUDNER | Comedian who said, "When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always" |
| EMOPHILIPS | Comedian who said, "I started a weightlifting program. But the first day, I threw my back out. So I put down the booklet." |
| YOUNGMAN | Comedian who said "Take my wife ... please!" |
| NICOTINEPATCH | Aid for giving up smoking (8,5) |
| BUTT | Only said 'Evidence you haven't given up smoking' (4) |
| CARLIN | Comedian who said "In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem" |
| SIDCAESAR | Fifties TV comedian who said, "Comedy is exaggerated truth" |
| FLIP | ___ Wilson; comedian who said "The devil made me do it" |
| JOANRIVERS | American actress and comedian who said "Looking fifty is great - if you're sixty" |
| AISLINGBEA | Irish comedian who took part in Taskmaster in 2017 and appeared in the 2022 Doctor Who New Year's special (7,3) |
| GOLDENHANDSHAKE | First gave former workmen fish as compensation for loss of job (6,9) |
| LABEL | Tag lord first gave to second son (5) |
| MORAN | Dylan -, Irish comedian who starred in Black Books (5) |
