| MEERA | Some meme erased by actor and writer Ms Syal (5) |
| RESCUING | ____ the Spectacled Bear: A Peruvian Diary is a 2002 factual book by actor and author Stephen Fry |
| ODDIE | Diode replaced by actor and presenter Bill (5) |
| OLSEN | Old lens adjusted by actor and designer Mary-Kate (5) |
| ASHER | Rajah seen entertained by actor and baker (4,5) |
| OPERA | Works in shop erased by explosion (5) |
| EPROM | Computer memory device on which data can be erased by exposure to ultraviolet light (5) |
| CELEB | Name of commoner quietly erased by church |
| ANITA | 1996 novel by Meera Syal (5,3,2) |
| ANDME | 1996 novel by Meera Syal (5,3,2) |
| ELIOT | Writer, Ms George, ends up prostrate with overwork (5) |
| BOONE | Pat _; American singer, actor and writer (5) |
| DAVID | Comedian, actor and writer, _ Mitchell (5) |
| VIRAL | Like some memes and maladies |
| MAVIS | Montreal-born writer Ms. Gallant of Home Truths: Selected Canadian Stories |
| MAEVE | Bestselling writer Ms. Binchy (b.1939 - d.2012) |
| GARRY | Actor and writer whose roles included Senator Stern in 2010 action film Iron Man 2 (5,9) |
| HENRY | Actor and writer whose film roles included Oliver Farnsworth in The Man Who Fell To Earth (5) |
| HARDY | Comic actor and writer's tough, tough year |
| ESSEX | David -----, singer, actor and author (5) |
