| MANSPLAIN | Patiently describe for her an isle's open landscape (9) |
| LIMA | How NATO describes, for example, large city? |
| ELIZABETH | The Virgin Queen played by 47D in two films - both times winning her an Oscar nomination for her performance (9) |
| COTILLARD | Whose portrayal of Edith Piaf won her an Oscar in 2008? (9) |
| APHRODITE | Paris gave her an apple pie, hard to cut up |
| JUDIDENCH | Actress whose eight minutes of screen time in Shakespeare in Love won her an Oscar |
| GARR | Her "Tootsie" role got her an Oscar nod |
| JEKYLL | With a David Austin rose named after her, an Arts and Crafts garden designer and Country Life contributor noted for collaborations with Edwin Lutyens (6) |
| QUICHE | Having liquorice to cook with her - an extraordinary dish! (6,8) |
| BIGWIG | Panto dame's outsize accoutrement makes her an important person (6) |
| AMYADAMS | "American Hustle" actress whose initials make her an "A-list" celebrity: 2 wds. |
| MIRREN | Actress whose title role in The Queen earned her an Academy Award (6) |
| IRMA | Shirley's 1963 role that earned her an Oscar nomination |
| AIRHOLE | Where animal comes up to breathe and give her an oil change (7) |
| POACHER | A cop craftily stands over her, an illegal hunter (7) |
| RBG | 9D's fans gave her an ultra-cool nickname: The Notorious ___ |
| DOLLY | Figure her an easy catch (5) |
| ETHER | Arrange to get her an alternative (5) |
| LADYGAGA | Singer-songwriter whose song Shallow from the movie A Star Is Born won her an Oscar in 2018: 2 wds. |
| TONYA | I, ___, biopic of a controversial US figure skater starring 8A in the title role, a performance which earned her an Oscar nomination (5) |
