| KIDMAN | Nicole -; actress in films including Far and Away, The Hours, Genius and The Goldfinch (6) |
| EASILYDONE | Far and Away, The Godfather and X-Men - the third produced without much difficulty (6,4) |
| HARDY | Author from Dorset noted for his Wessex novels including Far from the Madding Crowd, The Woodlanders and Tess of the d'Urbervilles (5) |
| WATSON | Actress in films including War Horse, The Book Thief, The Theory of Everything and The Happy Prince (6) |
| FOSTER | Jodie -; actress in films including The Silence of the Lambs, Little Man Tate and Sommersby (6) |
| LAUREN | US actress in films including Bad Santa (2003) (2003) and the best Christmas pageant ever (2024) (6) |
| GRAHAM | US actress in films including Bad Santa (2003) and the best Christmas pageant ever (2024) (6) |
| NICOLE | BoyErased and The Goldfinch actress, ... Kidman (6) |
| ELGORT | Baby Driver and The Goldfinch star, Ansel ... (6) |
| ARSHAD | Comic timing genius and genuine friend to Sanjay Dutt, known as Circuit in 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'(first name) (6) |
| ABROAD | ...or a bad turn far and away. (6) |
| COOPER | Distinguished British actress in films from 1917 until 1969, Dame Gladys ... |
| SISKIN | Sharp-billed olive-green songbird related to the goldfinch (6) |
| EASILY | Far and away |
| PENPAL | Far and away one's favorite writer? |
| LOAFED | Whiled away the hours |
| 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) |
| RAMPLING | Actress in films including 45 Years, The Duchess, Georgy Girl and The Wings of the Dove (8) |
| DONNATARTT | Writer who followed The Secret History with The Little Friend and The Goldfinch |
| DENCH | Actress in films including Iris, Ladies in Lavender and Tulip Fever (5) |
