| SEARLE | Ronald, cartoonist best known as the creator of the schoolgirls of St. Trinian's (6) |
| RONALDSEARLE | Cartoonist best known as the creator of the schoolgirls of St Trinian's (6,6) |
| CHESTERGOULD | American cartoonist best known as the creator of Dick Tracy, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977 |
| AUTEUR | Film director thought of as the creator of a particular genre and showing his unique personal style (6) |
| THEISM | What is the belief in one god as the creator and ruler of the universe (6) |
| SCHULZ | Charles M. ---, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Peanuts (6) |
| RUPAUL | The creator of the Drag Race franchise, who serves as a judge on several of its shows (6) |
| HOAXER | Cheat such as the creator of Piltdown Man (6) |
| ALCAPP | US cartoonist best known for the longrunning satirical comic strip Li'l Abner (1934-77) (2,4) |
| COOGAN | Surname of Steve, the creator of the comedy character Alan Partridge (6) |
| BLYTON | Surname of the creator of the Secret Seven (6) |
| BRAHMA | In Hinduism, the creator of the cosmos (6) |
| COWELL | Simon _, the creator of The X Factor (6) |
| DAVROS | The creator of the Daleks in Doctor Who (6) |
| BELLES | "The ___ of St. Trinians" |
| DAEDALUS | Oddly, lauded as the creator of the Labyrinth in which the Minotaur was kept (8) |
| BACH | Family name of several composers, such as the creator of the Goldberg Variations |
| LEONE | Sergio ___: director regarded as the creator of the spaghetti western. (5) |
| HERGE | Belgian cartoonist best remembered as the author of the 23 comic books The Adventures of Tin Tin (5) |
| ENGELBART | Credited as the creator of the computer mouse |
