| MAYALL | Rik _, late comedian who starred in The Young Ones and Bottom (6) |
| RIVERS | Joan _, late comedian and presenter, mother of Melissa (6) |
| RIK | _ Mayall, late comedian who starred in Blackadder and The Young Ones (3) |
| ADRIANEDMONDSON | English comedian who starred in The Young Ones and Bottom (6,9) |
| EDMONDSON | Actor and comedian who starred in The Young Ones and Bottom, Adrian _ (9) |
| RIKMAYALL | English comedian, actor and writer who appeared in The Young Ones and The New Statesman (3,6) |
| ALEXEI | First name of Mr Sale, the comedian who played a number of roles in The Young Ones (6) |
| PLANER | Comic actor who played Neil in The Young Ones (5,6) |
| ADRIAN | See picture clue: Actor in The Young Ones, ------ Edmondson (6) |
| VYVYAN | Ade Edmondson's character in The Young Ones (6) |
| EMMETT | Rik ___, Toronto-born member of "Lay It on the Line" band Triumph |
| BENELTON | Comedian who was a writer on The Young Ones and Blackadder, and has published 17 novels (3,5) |
| BINARY | Number system consisting of ones and zeros (6) |
| ADAGIO | Tried one's 'and at gobbling one slowly (6) |
| ELTON | The Young Ones and Blackadder writer, Ben ... (5) |
| JUDELAW | Actor who starred in The Young Pope (4,3) |
| ALEXELSAYLE | Comedian who played the landlord in The Young Ones (1982-84) |
| JOANRIVERS | Late comedian who hosted The Late Show on Fox from 1986-1987: 2 wds. |
| BOBNEWHART | Late comedian who played Professor Proton in The Big Bang Theory (3,7) |
| ALEXEISAYLE | Comedian who played landlord Jerzy Balowski in The Young Ones |
