| HOFFMAN | Philip Seymour _, late star of The Master (7) |
| WHITNEY | - Houston, late star of The Bodyguard (7) |
| PAT | Nanny _, late star of The Only Way Is Essex (3) |
| REEVE | Christopher ___, late star of the "Superman " movies (5) |
| HOST | Emcee: the circled letters of the starred entries, in clue order, spell out the name of the late star of the puzzle's title show |
| LUCILLE | Late star of I Love Lucy, ------- Ball (7) |
| LEONARD | Late star of Rising Damp, ------- Rossiter (7) |
| PAULINE | ___ Collins, late star of Shirley Valentine (7) |
| RIGG | Diana _, late star of shows including The Avengers (4) |
| WARNER | David _, late star of Titanic, Tron and The Omen (6) |
| VANDERBEEK | James ___, late star of films such as Varsity Blues, who played the TV character Dawson Leery (3,3,4) |
| SKINNER | Principal of Springfield Elementary in The Simpsons, Seymour ___ |
| ANTON | _ Yelchin, late star of the Star Trek reboots (5) |
| LANCE | _ Reddick, late star of The Wire and the John Wick Franchise (5) |
| DEMARET | The first three-time winner of The Masters (7) |
| ALLWARD | Walter Seymour ___, Toronto-born sculptor (b.1874 - d.1955) who designed the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, in France |
| BRIDGES | Robert Seymour ____ was poet laureate, 1913-30 |
| ROGER | Late star of the early James Bond films, ----- Moore (5) |
| FARRAH | Late star of the original Charlie's Angels TV show, ... Fawcett (6) |
| HEATHLEDGER | Late star of The Dark Knight (5,6) |
