| INCHWORM | Song originally performed by Danny Kaye in the 1952 film 'Hans Christian Andersen' (8) |
| COMESSANTACLAUS | Here ____, Christmas song originally performed by Gene Autry in 1947 (5,5,5) |
| DUMBWAITER | The - - - - - -, Harold Pinter play performed by Danny Dyer and Martin Freeman in London in 2019 (4,6) |
| HANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN | Author of The Tinderbox and The Tin Soldier, portrayed by Danny Kaye in a 1952 film |
| DANNYKAYE | Actor, singer and comedian who played the title role in the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen (5,1) |
| MITTY | Walter -, vivid fantasist portrayed by Danny Kaye in a 1947 motion picture (5) |
| CHALICE | "The ____ from the palace has the brew that is true" (Danny Kaye, in The Court Jester) |
| ILL | "And the oboe it is clearly understood; Is an ... wind that no one blows good," according to Danny Kaye in The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty |
| WARDBOND | US actor who played the priest in the 1952 film The Quiet American (4,4) |
| CHARISSE | Cyd, U.S. actress and dancer who starred in the 1952 musical film Singin' in the Rain (8) |
| KAYE | What was the surname of the entertainer who played the title role in the 1952 film musical Hans Christian Andersen? (4) |
| WINDWARD | Islands on nameplate of engine 45637 involved in the 1952 Harrow disaster (8) |
| JOELOUIS | Boxing legend who also broke golf's color barrier in the 1952 San Diego Open |
| STROPHIC | Like some songs mixed choirs originally performed tastefully |
| JAMESHAYTER | Actor who played Samuel Pickwick in the 1952 film The Pickwick Papers and was the original narrator of the TV adverts for Mr Kipling cakes (5,6) |
| OCONNOR | Donald ___, American dancer, singer and actor who played Cosmo Brown in the 1952 film Singin' in the |
| DONALDOCONNOR | American entertainer who performs Make 'Em Laugh in the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain (6,7) |
| MORLEY | Robert ___, English actor who played missionary the Rev Samuel Sayer in the 1952 film The African Queen (6) |
| OFROBINHOOD | Richard Todd was the green-clad outlaw of Sherwood Forest in the 1952 film, The Story ... And His Me |
| OFROBIN | Richard Todd was the green-clad outlaw of Sherwood Forest in the 1952 film, The Story ... Hood And H |
