| WILKINSON | Late star of Shakespeare In Love and The Full Monty, Tom _ (9) |
| JOSEPH | _ Fiennes, star of Shakespeare in Love and The Handmaid's Tale (6) |
| GWYNETHPALTROW | Star of Shakespeare in Love (7,7) |
| CARLYLE | Robert _, star of Trainspotting and The Full Monty (7) |
| MARK | _ Addy, actor whose TV credits include Game Of Thrones and The Full Monty (4) |
| RIKMAYALL | Late star of sitcoms The Young Ones and Bottom (3,6) |
| JAMESDEAN | Late star of Rebel Without a Cause (5,4) |
| HUEYLEWIS | Band which had a hit with 'The Power of Love', - and the News (4,5) |
| COLINFIRTH | Actor in the Best Picture Oscar films The English Patient Shakespeare in Love and The King's Speech: 2 wds. |
| IANMCEWAN | Author of novels Enduring Love and The Cement Garden (3,6) |
| TOLERANCE | Daydream about love and the French open-mindedness (9) |
| HOST | Emcee: the circled letters of the starred entries, in clue order, spell out the name of the late star of the puzzle's title show |
| BRENTON | Howard ___, author of the stage plays Christie in Love and The Churchill Play (7) |
| STOPPARD | Tom ____ shared an Oscar for the screenplay of Shakespeare in Love |
| BURNEJONES | Artist who is seen as the last of the Pre-Raphaelites; his works include Love and the Pilgrim and collection of watercolours in The Flower Book (5-5) |
| MAX | _ von Sydow, late star of films such as The Seventh Seal and The Exorcist (3) |
| LANCE | _ Reddick, late star of The Wire and the John Wick Franchise (5) |
| GLENDA | ___ Jackson, late star of Women in Love and Sunday Bloody Sunday (6) |
| TRAY | "Under the ___" (Reggie and the Full Effect record that hid the CD in its packaging) |
| ETON | School where some of "Shakespeare in Love" was filmed |
