| GRIERSON | John - , Scottish pioneer of documentary film (8) |
| REITH | John --, Scottish pioneer of broadcasting (5) |
| PITCAIRN | Major John, Scottish marine officer killed in action at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 (8) |
| RUNCIMAN | John -, Scottish artist whose works include 1767 oil King Lear in the Storm (8) |
| ADAMSMITH | Scottish pioneer of political economy, author of The Wealth of Nations (4,5) |
| BAIRD | John Logie _; Scottish pioneer of television (5) |
| LOGIE | John ___ Baird, Scottish pioneer of television (5) |
| RANKINE | William -, Scottish pioneer of thermodynamics |
| ROBERTWATSONWATT | Scottish pioneer of radar technology (6,6-4) |
| FLAHERTY | Robert J --, 1884-1951, US pioneer, documentary film-maker and explorer (8) |
| NEWSREEL | Short documentary film of past decades |
| NARRATOR | Word for the voice-over in a cartoon, documentary, film etc; or, a storyteller generally (8) |
| THISISUS | One Direction's music documentary film |
| DEFENDER | 1989 Canadian documentary film |
| NARRATED | Like many a documentary film |
| HIREDGUN | 2016 documentary film about musicians |
| GIFTSHOP | Exit Through the - -; 2010 documentary film directed by street artist Banksy (4,4) |
| DUTY | Cameron isn't part of documentary out of loyalty (4) |
| HERREN | NBAer of documentary "Unguarded" |
| MCADAM | John, Scottish inventor of a type of road surface (6) |