| ELISABETHMOSS | Star of Top of the Lake and The Handmaid's Tale (9,4) |
| NICOLE | Australian actress of Top of the Lake and Big Little Lies, - Kidman (6) |
| MOSS | Elisabeth seen in The Square, Top Of The Lake and High-rise (4) |
| SCOTT | Scottish novelist and poet who wrote Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake and Waverley (5) |
| SPANDAUBALLET | In the 1000th edition of Top of the Pops, broadcast in 1983, the No 1 single was performed by ____ |
| CAMPION | Pinky-red flower of meadows, country lanes, hedgerows and woodlands from spring to early autumn; or, the director of The Piano and Top of the Lake (7) |
| SULLEN | Peter _, star of the TV shows Mum and Top of the Lake (6) |
| JOSEPH | _ Fiennes, star of Shakespeare in Love and The Handmaid's Tale (6) |
| ALEXIS | _ Bledel, star of TV series Gilmore Girls and The Handmaid's Tale (6) |
| WEAREDETECTIVE | The first performance on the 1000th edition of Top of the Pops was ____ by Thompson Twins |
| JIMMYSAVILE | British DJ who hosted the first episode of "Top of the Pops" in 1964 |
| CREAMER | Small jug of top of the milk for the queen (7) |
| COROT | Son of a textile merchant and a milliner who painted the landscapes A Wagon in the Plains of Artois, Evening on the Lake and Summer Morning (5) |
| BOTTLER | Provider of top of the milk? (7) |
| NINETIETH | Position of top of the house (9) |
| CLEA | _ DuVall, US actress whose TV credits include Veep and The Handmaid's Tale (4) |
| HEDGEYOURBALLETS | Schedule both "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker" instead of just one or the other? |
| REILLY | Kelly -, star of films Eden Lake and The Cursed (6) |
| TUTEAO | Shortland Street and Top of the Lake actor, Calvin ... (6) |
| GRIND | Make meal of top of gammon and part of it one cuts off (5) |
