| WALL | The .... , John Lanchester novel from 2019 (4) |
| CAPITAL | 2012 novel by John Lanchester (7) |
| LOBB | Ex-GWS ruckman at the Dockers from 2019, Rory ... (4) |
| PAIN | 6 movie from 2019 starring Antonio Banderas (4,3,5) |
| OWEN | --- Farrell, England rugby union captain from 2019 (4) |
| EMMA | Novel from Hammett sent up (4) |
| ARMS | A Farewell To ...., Hemingway novel from 1929 (4) |
| ALEX | London-born Thai F1 driver for Williams Racing who was at Red Bull from 2019-21 (4) |
| ROSA | SMERSH Colonel in 1957 Ian Fleming novel From Russia with Love portrayed on screen by Lotte Lenya in 1963 (4,5) (see 17A) |
| URIS | Leon _, former World War II marine who wrote a series of best-selling novels from the 1950s to 1980s (4) |
| ZACK | ___ Fox (comedian who plays "Old Dude From 2019" in Doechii's "Denial Is a River" music video) |
| THE | Word that distinguishes the title of an H. G. Wells novel from the title of a Ralph Ellison novel |
| MADEPERFECT | Words that follow Your Home to give the title of a show presented by Angela Scanlon which ran from 2019 until 2023 (4,7) |
| GLORY | 6 movie from 2019 starring Antonio Banderas (4,3,5) |
| AND | 6 movie from 2019 starring Antonio Banderas (4,3,5) |
| EMCEE | Role scrapped by the Oscars from 2019-21 |
| FAR | Tom Holland movie from 2019, Spider-man: --- From Home (3) |
| IDONT | Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber song from 2019, - ---'- Care (1,4) |
| MUSTBE | J Hus's definite track from 2019 (4,2) |
| URSULAVONDERLEYEN | President of the European Commission from 2019 (6,3,3,5) |