| WAIN | Louis, English cartoonist noted for drawing cats, played by Benedict Cumberbatch in a 2021 film (4) |
| STRANGE | Marvel Comics character, Doctor _, played by Benedict Cumberbatch in a 2016 film (7) |
| THEGRINCH | Green Dr. Seuss character voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch in a Christmas movie: 2 wds. |
| TOMTOM | Couple of cats played in jazz band (3-3) |
| CANASTA | Game cats played, catching articles (7) |
| GLENBAXTER | English cartoonist noted for his absurdist drawings which have appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and The Independent on Sunday |
| ROBINSON | W Heath ___, English cartoonist noted for his illustrations of elaborate inventions (8) |
| BLAKE | Quentin, English cartoonist noted for his collaborations with Roald Dahl (5) |
| ALAN | _ Turing, mathematician played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2014 film The Imitation Game (4) |
| KONG | Godzilla's foe in a 2021 film |
| TURING | Alan, computer scientist played by Benedict Cumberbatch in 2014 film The Imitation Game (6) |
| DRSTRANGE | Mystical comic book superhero played by Benedict Cumberbatch in an upcoming movie |
| DOCTORSTRANGE | Marvel Comics superhero played by Benedict Cumberbatch in four films: 2 wds. |
| EVAN | Hit Broadway musical with a 2021 film adaptation, Dear - Hansen (4) |
| DUNE | Frank Herbert sci-fi novel made into a 2021 film starring Timothee Chalamet |
| SHEREKHAN | Tiger voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch in Netflix's Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle: 2 wds. |
| MACBETH | Denzel Washington's titular role in a 2021 film adaptation of a Shakespearean tragedy (7) |
| TAMMY | --- Faye Messner, American evangelist whom Jessica Chastain won an Oscar for portraying in a 2021 film (5) |
| SHERLOCK | PBS "Masterpiece" series about a detective played by Benedict Cumberbatch |
| SIMULIU | Shang-Chi portrayer in a 2021 film (4,3) |
