| KINNEAR | Rory _, appears in Penny Dreadful and Count Arthur Strong (7) |
| DELANEY | Comedian and Count Arthur Strong star, Steve ------- (7) |
| EVAGREEN | Casino Royale actress who appears in Penny Dreadful (3,5) |
| DALTON | Star of Penny Dreadful and Doom Patrol. Timothy - (6) |
| SALDANA | Zoe _, appears in Avatar and Star Trek (7) |
| NESBITT | James _, appears in Murphy's Law and Cold Feet (7) |
| PLEMONS | Jesse _, appears in Killers Of The Flower Moon (7) |
| BREMNER | Rory ___, satirist and impressionist born in 1961 whose credits include the ITV series Spitting Image and Headcases (7) |
| PLEASED | Happy to let in Penny, twice (7) |
| ENLIVEN | Spark as it happens in penny, when head and tail scratched off |
| PLACARD | Bill is in Penny Lane meeting comedian (7) |
| DOUGLAS | Rory _-Speed, colleague and real-life partner of nadine Mulkerrin in Hollyoaks (7) |
| EVERETT | Rupert _, appears with Gemma Arterton in Funny Woman (7) |
| MCILROY | Rory ___, 2012 and 2014 winner of the US PGA Championship (7) |
| MCGARTH | Comedian and keen birdwatcher, Rory _ (7) |
| SWEARBY | Drunk brew, say, and count on it (5,2) |
| CEREALS | Cap'n Crunch and Count Chocula |
| HARTNETT | Actor who plays Ethan Chandler in Penny Dreadful, Josh ___ (8) |
| STRONG | Mark _, appears in 1917 and Kingsman: The Secret Service (6) |
| ALLEYN | Chief Inspector Roderick ____ appears in all the detective novels of Ngaio Marsh |