| MIRIAMMARGOLYES | Irrepressible actress who played Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films |
| MIRIAM | First name of the actress who starred as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films (6) |
| MARGOLYES | Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, Miriam - (9) |
| MICHAELGAMBON | Irish actor who played Professor Albus Dumbledore in the last six Harry Potter films, replacing the late "16" |
| ANDREMORELL | Actor who played Professor Quatermass in the 1958 BBC series and later was Dr Watson opposite Peter Cushing's Sherlock Holmes in the 1959 film The Hound of the Baskervilles (5,6) |
| ALAN | Rickman who played Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films |
| MUSTARDANDCRESS | Young sprouts in the salad? (7,3,5) |
| RICKMAN | Alan ___, late actor who played Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series (7) |
| DAVIDTHEWLIS | Actor who played Professor Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter film series |
| WARWICK | Actor who played Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter film series, --- Davis (7) |
| IANHART | Actor who played Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
| BRAINSURGEON | Medical expert to sprout in wet season? On the contrary (5,7) |
| ALANRICKMAN | Actor who played Professor Snape and was a misunderstood character in Harry Potter series: 2 wds. |
| BENNYHILL | English comedian who played Professor Simon Peach in the 1969 film The Italian Job (5,4) |
| ZUCCO | George ___, Manchester-born actor who played Professor Moriarty in 1939 film drama The Adventures of |
| CAINE | Who played Professor Brand in the film Interstellar? (Last name) |
| BOBNEWHART | Late comedian who played Professor Proton in The Big Bang Theory (3,7) |
| GASTROPUB | Talk about rotten sprout in place of fine dining |
| ESTERS | Wild trees starting to sprout in compounds |
| OPPORTUNISTS | They make the best of what happens to awful sprouts in pot (12) |
