| PENTANGLE | Star and writer fight (9) |
| MICHAELACOEL | Star and writer of TV shows Chewing Gum and I May Destroy You (8,4) |
| VARDALOS | Star and writer of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" |
| HYNES | Jessica - - -, W1A star and writer pictured above (5) |
| TINA | Star and writer of 30 Rock, - - - Fey (4) |
| WALLERBRIDGE | Phoebe _-_, star and writer of Fleabag (6-6) |
| JULIAN | Camp comedy star and writer, _ Clary (6) |
| ALIWONG | Star and writer of "Always Be My Maybe" |
| NIA | My Big Fat Greek Wedding star and writer, _ Vardalos (3) |
| SACHA | Star and writer of 2006 movie Borat, ----- Baron Cohen (5) |
| SAFFRON | ___ Barker, Youtube star and author taking part in the 17th series of Strictly (7) |
| SUBSCRIBE | Endorse editor's assistant and writer (9) |
| CAULFIELD | Jo ---------, stand-up comedian and writer from Wales (9) |
| BRANDRETH | Gyles ?, broadcaster and writer; Conservative MP for the City of Chester from 1992-97 (9) |
| ARBUTHNOT | John ___, Scottish physician and writer known for a 1712 satirical pamphlet featuring the character John Bull (9) |
| LEIGHHUNT | English critic, essayist, poet and writer whose poems include The Story of Rimini and The Descent of Liberty |
| SPIELMANN | Marion, art critic and writer who died in 1948 (9) |
| SHANDLING | Actor and writer whose roles included Senator Stern in 2010 action film Iron Man 2 (5,9) |
| DRAMATIST | A little alcohol, right, ignored by artist and writer (9) |
| RUTHJONES | Gavin & Stacey actress and writer who has written the novels Never Greener, Us Three and Love Untold |