| GARYOLDMAN | London-born actor who directed the 1997 film drama Nil By Mouth (4,6) |
| OLDMAN | Gary ___, actor who directed the 1997 film Nil By Mouth (6) |
| LUC | Besson who directed the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element" |
| BUSCEMI | Steve, New York-born actor who directed the 1996 film Trees Lounge (7) |
| KATHY | &47 TV sidekick of Harry Enfield who won Best Actress at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival for the film Nil by Mouth (5,5) |
| ALDA | Alan, actor who directed the 1981 film The Four Seasons (4) |
| PETERMULLAN | Scottish actor who directed the 2002 film 'The Magdalene Sisters' (5,6) |
| STILLER | Ben, comedic actor who directed the 1994 film Reality Bites (7) |
| STEVE | Actor who directed the 1996 film Trees Lounge (5) |
| GIBSON | Mel, actor who directed the 2007 film Apocalypto, set in Mayan Mexico (6) |
| ROBREINER | All in the Family actor who directed The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally ...: 2 wds. |
| APOSTLE | The -, 1997 film drama written, directed by and starring Robert Duvall |
| ALANALDA | Actor who directed the TV finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" |
| STATHAM | Jason ___, London-born actor who stars as Frank Martin in the Transporter film series (7) |
| ELBA | Idris -, London-born actor who plays the title role in crime drama Luther (4) |
| BOXER | The -, 1997 film drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson |
| EDGE | The -, 1997 film drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin (4) |
| ORAL | I'll leave bar, being put on 'nil by mouth' (4) |
| SPOKEN | Wheel member onto, at first, nil by mouth (6) |
| AMORALLY | In a bad way: a medical officer wants Nil By Mouth (8) |
