| ROGERMOORE | James Bond actor died at age 89 (5,5) |
| KIRKDOUGLAS | Hollywood icon & Spartacus actor died at 103 (4,7) |
| VIC | Singer Damone who died in February at age 89 |
| MAGGIE | Actress Dame ___ Smith died in Sept. at age 89 (6) |
| CHUCKBERRY | Rock 'n' roll pioneer who died at age 90 (5,5) |
| BILLPAXTON | Twister & Titanic star died at age 61 (4,6) |
| HUGHHEFNER | Playboy founder died at age 91 (4,6) |
| WILLIEMAYS | Baseball legend nicknamed the "Say Hey Kid," who died at age 93 on June 18, 2024 |
| JONES | Deep-voiced actor James Earl ___ died at age 93 (5) |
| CODE | Actor died having lost odd set of principles (4) |
| TAROTCARD | Death, eg, of bad actor, died under road surface (5,4) |
| MATTHAU | Walter ____, US film and theatre actor, died 2000 (7) |
| BOB | Iconic comic actor ___Newhart died at age 94 in July (3) |
| PORTCRAIG | Left the James Bond actor at the Southland settlement (4,5) |
| HANKWILLIAMSSR | Country legend who died at age 29 |
| NOAH | Patriarch who died at age 950 |
| TOM | Rock legend Petty who died at age 66 on October 2 |
| GREGG | Allman Brother died at age 69 (5) |
| JOHN | Sen. ___ McCain died at age 81 (4) |
| BURTREYNOLDS | Smokey & Deliverance star died at age 82 (4,8) |
