| ACKIE | Naomi ___, star of TV series Small Axe and film Lady Macbeth (5) |
| WATTS | Naomi _, star of films King Kong and Mulholland Drive (5) |
| COSMOJARVIS | Actor who played Sebastian alongside Florence Pugh in the 2016 film Lady Macbeth |
| ADZE | Dating back to the Stone Age, which tool is a cross between a small axe and a chisel and is used to dress timber? (4) |
| MCQUEEN | Steve, British filmmaker who created the 2020 series Small Axe (7) |
| MICHAELPALIN | Monty Python member who plays Brian Sleep in the 2026 TV series Small Prophets |
| SMITH | Will ___, star of TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-air and film Men in Black (5) |
| RONAN | See picture clue: Star of 2017 film Lady Bird, Saoirse ----- (5) |
| SHAHI | Sarah ___, star of TV series Sex/life and Reverie (5) |
| SMART | Jean _, star of TV series Mare of Easttown (5) |
| BURKE | Tom ___, star of TV series Strike and The Musketeers (5) |
| LUCAS | Matt, actor and comedian who starred in the TV comedy series Little Britain (5) |
| LAING | Jamie ___, star of TV series Made in Chelsea (5) |
| TRAMP | 1955 Disney cartoon film, Lady and the ----- (5) |
| DANES | Claire ___: star of TV series Homeland. (5) |
| ANNEX | Knights go in swinging axe and conquer (5) |
| OSAKA | Japanese tennis player and thee-time Grand Slam singles champion, Naomi _ (5) |
| INRED | 1979 film "Lady ___" |
| DEVON | Where the Axe and the Exe flow |
| STEVE | "Small Axe" director McQueen |
