| WILDE | Oscar -; author of The Picture of Dorian Gray who was depicted by Stephen Fry in a 1997 biopic (5) |
| MURDOCH | Iris -; author of The Sandcastle and The Sea, The Sea who was depicted by Judi Dench and Kate Winslet in a 2001 biopic (7) |
| SELENA | Title Tejano singer in a 1997 biopic |
| DOORS | The ___; rock band whose lead singer Jim Morrison was depicted by Val Kilmer in an Oliver Stone film (5) |
| JEEVES | Bertie Wooster's valet in stories by P. G. Wodehouse, played by Stephen Fry in a television comedy drama series (6) |
| IDIOTIC | "I was pretty ____ in my youth" (Stephen Fry, in a 2024 interview) |
| ALLINGHAM | Novelist whose character Albert Campion was depicted by Peter Davison in a television mystery drama series (9) |
| OSCAR | Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) (5,5) |
| LOREN | Gray who was the most-followed creator on TikTok for almost a year |
| DRIFT | The Battle of ___ ___ was depicted in the film Zulu. (6,5) |
| STERN | Howard -, US radio personality who played himself in 1997 biopic Private Parts (5) |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | In 2012, when the last ever printed copy of The Dandy was issued, who was depicted singing one of his songs, accompanied by 50 of the comic's characters? (4,9) |
| TRAIN | Attracted to the way it was depicted in pencil (5) |
| DRAWN | Attracted to the way it was depicted in pencil (5) |
| SAUTE | Fry in a small amount of fat (5) |
| OSCARWILDE | 1960 biographical film starring Robert Morley about the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray (5,5) |
| DAVIS | California governor Gray, who is actively campaigning against a school voucher proposition |
| BROWN | Fry in a pan until it changes colour (5) |
| STAMP | Benjamin Franklin was depicted on the first five-cent ___ |
| SARAHSNOOK | Actress who won a Tony for playing twenty-six roles in the 2025 Broadway production of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" |
