| ACHIEST | Most 17-Down |
| BALDEST | Like those needing the most 17 Across? (7) |
| SUPPLE | Additional, together with 17 (Down): or pliant... (6) |
| CRUELLA | 2021 Disney film starring 27 Across, 4 Down, 16 Down, 17 Down & 20 Down (7) |
| FRUITSALAD | Sweet cocktails for most of those in 1 down at the start of 17 down (5,5) |
| JOEROOT | Man who became 17 Down of 18 Down at 6 Down in 2017 (3,4) (3,4) |
| UPPERCRUST | What a man used to have to be to become 17 Down of 18 Down at 6 Down (5,5) (5,5) |
| DAVIDGOWER | Man who was 17 Down of 18 Down at 6 Down for much of the 1980s (5,5) (5,5) |
| DEXTER | Man (surname) who was 17 Down of 18 Down at 6 Down in the early 1960s (6) (6) |
| MANN | Frank or his son George who was each 17 Down of 18 Down at 6 Down (4) (4) |
| FRIENDS | TV sitcom starring 6 Across, 7 Across, 21 Across, 15 Down, 17 Down & 24 Down (7) |
| CHIN | Where 40 Down has a 17 Down |
| DAVID | (and 17 down) Star of 8 down (5,7) |
| CLUB | 3 Down or 17 Down, for example (4) |
| USA | The country of 17 down and 31 down. |
| BLACK | _ Narcissus, BBC miniseries set in an Anglican convent in the Himalayas, starring 13 Across, 1 Down & 17 Down (5) |
| SCRAM | (and 17 Down, 25 Down) Ordered to take off immediately with bombs and set course? (9,4) |
| GRIMES | 'Eternal' character (surname) in 3 down and 17 down (6) |
| FAGAN | The headmaster and proprietor (surname) of the private school where 9 across becomes a teacher in 3 down and 17 down (5) |
| PAUL | Protagonist (first name) in 3 down and 17 down (4) |
