| THEMAINMAN | Like a leading actor in a flick, is this, as Gregory Peck was in Moby Dick (3,4,3) |
| BOYS | Gregory Peck was Dr. Mengele in 78's crazed thriller The ____ from Brazil. |
| THESECT | This Dario Argento horror flick is also known as The Devil's Daughter (3,4) |
| TYLER | ___ James Williams Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders actor who stars in Abbott Elementary as Gregory Eddie |
| VAIN | Kanye West is this, as is Madonna. |
| FIRST | Like a leading man |
| ABEAM | Like a leading wind |
| STAR | A leading actor in a play |
| SHOOTINGSTAR | A leading actor in a Western? |
| ILLSTARRED | Unlucky to be badly cast as a leading actor |
| YULBRYNNER | British nanny, leaving North America returned amidst Christmas with brother... finally to become a leading actor (3,7) |
| LEADINGMAN | Main actor in a film (7,3) |
| INGOODPART | How one might describe a leading actor favourably? (2,4,4) |
| ALANDAVIES | Leading actor in the BBC comedy drama 'Jonathan Creek' (4,6) |
| ULTRARAPID | Take adult pair cavorting? Such a film is quickly exposed |
| COCONUTS | "I've got a loverly bunch of ...; There they are a-standing in a row; Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head; Give 'em a twist, a flick of the wrist; Is what the showman said" |
| JONATHANGROFF | Frozen voice actor who won the 2024 Best Leading Actor in a Musical Tony for Merrily We Roll Along: 2 wds. |
| JEREMYSTRONG | Succession actor who won the 2024 Best Leading Actor in a Play Tony for An Enemy of the People: 2 wds. |
| CAMEO | A small low relief sculpture or anaglyph on onyx, sardonyx other stone of two different coloured layers; or, a brief appearance of a distinguished actor in a film or play (5) |
| TOSS | An audience usually groans when someone has to ____ their cookies in a flick. |
