| WINSTONE | Ray _, actor known for his hard man persona (8) |
| MIKEWALLACE | Original "60 Minutes" cohost known for his hard-hitting interviews: 2 wds. |
| THEROUX | Famous for his hard-hitting documentaries (Louis ___) |
| SHAVERS | Earnie, late U.S. heavyweight boxer born in 1944 noted for his hard punching (7) |
| DELATOUR | Frances ___, actor known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in Rising Damp (2,2,4) |
| COOPER | Gary ___: actor known for his roles in films such as For Whom the Bell Tolls and Sergeant York, the latter earning him a Best Actor Oscar (6) |
| THOROUGH | Hard man round hard men is diligent (8) |
| MORGAN | Dermot _; actor known for his role as Father Ted (6) |
| BLESSED | Brian _; actor known for his booming voice (7) |
| SUCHET | Sir David ___, actor known for his portrayal of Hercule Poirot (6) |
| LEBLANC | Matt _, actor known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in Friends (7) |
| CENOTAPH | Hard man or woman, one beginning to climb up monument (8) |
| DYESTUFF | This colours audience's perception of Stamp's hard man (8) |
| SCORCHED | Second exclamation of surprise about hard man getting burnt (8) |
| HALFTERM | Hard man with word for short holiday (4,4) |
| HALBEATH | Where in Scotland hard man battered hothead (8) |
| STROTHER | Character actor known for his appearances in western films and for his role as the prison "captain" in Cool Hand Luke, - Martin (8) |
| HALFTIME | Break a hard man with a jail term (4,4) |
| ENFORCER | Hard man is English nationalist in favour of church and king |
| IRONWILL | Determination to be a hard man? (4,4) |
