| DEREKSHEPHERD | Patrick Dempsey character who died in last Thursday's episode of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| EDDARDSTARK | Sean Bean's "Game of Thrones" character who died in season 1: 2 wds. |
| RAYNAJAYMES | Connie Britton's "Nashville" character who died in season 5: 2 wds. |
| BOBBYEWING | *"Dallas" character who died in Pam's season-long dream |
| YODA | Character who died at the age of 900 in Return of the Jedi |
| HERCULEPOIROT | Fictional character who "died" in 1975 |
| ABRAHAM | Biblical character who died at the age of 175 and was buried at the Cave of Machpelah (7) |
| DAVID | Tragic Neighbours character who died while saving Eden Shaw's life (5,6) |
| TANAKA | Tragic Neighbours character who died while saving Eden Shaw's life (5,6) |
| AIDAN | _ Connor, Shayne Ward's tragic Corrie character who died by suicide (5) |
| BRIDGET | ___ Jones's Baby, last in a film trilogy starring Renee Zellweger - with Patrick Dempsey as one of the prospective dads (7) |
| MCDREAMY | Nickname of the doctor played by Patrick Dempsey in Grey's Anatomy (8) |
| MADE | Rom-com with Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan, ___ of Honour (4) |
| DEREK | Patrick Dempsey played brain surgeon Dr ___ Shepherd in television drama Grey's Anatomy (5) |
| SWEET | Patrick Dempsey starred with Reese Witherspoon in the rom-com, _ Home Alabama (5) |
| CANTBUY | 1987 romcom starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson (4,3,2,4) |
| MELOVE | 1987 romcom starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson (4,3,2,4) |
| MEMORY | ___ Of A Killer, new drama starring Patrick Dempsey as hitman Angelo Ledda (6) |
| DOH | Play-___ tasty in ancient SOLUTION IN THURSDAY'S PRINT EDITION OF THE HERALD at |
| MOOD | "In the ___" (1987 Patrick Dempsey movie) |