| JUPP | Miles, comedian who played press officer John Duggan in The Thick Of It (4) |
| TONI | England footballer who became a mum last year, _ Duggan (4) |
| SPAD | Glenn Cullen in The Thick of It, e.g. (4) |
| AMID | Bill swallows note in the thick of it (4) |
| INTO | "___ the Thick of It" ("The Backyardigans" song) |
| GRAHAM | Stephen, actor who played undercover officer John Corbett in season five of Line of Duty (6) |
| PETER | Forename of the Scotsman who played the character Malcolm Tucker in 'The Thick of It' (5) |
| NATHANFILLION | Castle actor who plays Officer John Nolan on The Rookie: 2 wds. |
| DIEHARD | 1988 film starring Bruce Willis as Officer John McClane (3,4) |
| THEFREAK | Maggie Kirkpatrick's prison officer John Ferguson's nickname in Prisoner (3,5) |
| AYN | "Mean Girl: ___ Rand and the Culture of Greed" (Lisa Duggan book) |
| ESPRESSO | Some of the prince's Press officers make strong black coffee (8) |
| LANGHAM | Chris ___, actor who played Roy Mallard in People Like Us and Hugh Abbot in The Thick of It |
| ADDISON | Chris, who played Ollie Reeder in political satire The Thick of It, is featured in supplement (7) |
| JOANNA | _ Scanlan, actress who starred in the TV shows The Thick of It and Hold the Sunset (6) |
| CAPALDI | Scottish actor whose TV roles include Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It and the Doctor in Doctor Who (5,7) |
| MAJOR | 5,27's backing press officer's initial run (5) |
| PETERCAPALDI | Actor who played Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It |
| FRONT | Actress who played Nicola Murray in BBC TV comedy series The Thick of It (7,5) |
| REBECCA | Actress who played Nicola Murray in BBC TV comedy series The Thick of It (7,5) |
