| KIDMAN | Nicole - - -, actress who played Mrs Barbour in 2019 film drama The Goldfinch (6) |
| ADASTRA | 2019 film drama starring Brad Pitt and Liv Tyler |
| MANTLE | Doreen, late actress who played Mrs Warboys in One Foot In The Grave (6) |
| LAUREL | Stan ------, iconic comedian portrayed by Steve Coogan in 2019 film Stan & Ollie (6) |
| LILLIE | Beatrice ?, actress who played Mrs Meers in 1967 comedy-musical film Thoroughly Modern Millie (6) |
| DUMONT | Margaret ?, actress who played Mrs Gloria Teasdale in 1933 film comedy Duck Soup (6) |
| MCLYNN | Pauline, Irish actress who played Mrs Doyle in the TV sitcom Father Ted (6) |
| NICOLE | BoyErased and The Goldfinch actress, ... Kidman (6) |
| SISKIN | Sharp-billed olive-green songbird related to the goldfinch (6) |
| MOLLIE | ____ Sugden, actress who played Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served? (6) |
| ELGORT | The Goldfinch actor, Ansel ... (6) |
| EILIDH | ---- Barbour, golf and football presenter (6) |
| REDCAP | A name, owing to its scarlet mask, for the thistle-tweaker or goldfinch; a malevolent goblin said to reside in ruined Scottish castles; or, a member of the Royal Military Police (6) |
| ART | The painting "The Goldfinch" or the novel "The Goldfinch" |
| NAVIDNEGAHBAN | Actor who appeared in 24 Homeland and is playing The Sultan in 2019 film Aladdin: 2 wds. |
| ANNETTE | ____ Bening, actress who played Wendy Lawson in 2019 film Captain Marvel (7) |
| JAMIELEE | ____ Curtis, actress who played Linda Drysdale in 2019 film Knives Out (5,3) |
| GLADYSCOOPER | Actress who played Mrs Higgins in the 1964 film 'My Fair Lady' (6,6) |
| DONNATARTT | Writer who followed The Secret History with The Little Friend and The Goldfinch |
| MENAMASSOUD | Actor who played Jared Malik in Open Heart and is playing Aladdin in 2019 film Aladdin (releasing tomorrow): 2 wds. |
