| BOSEMAN | The actor who died in August, best known for playing T'challa aka Black Panther (8,7) |
| CHADWICK | The actor who died in August, best known for playing T'challa aka Black Panther (8,7) |
| STELLARIMINGTON | First female head of MI5, who died in August (6,9) |
| ROBERTVAUGHN | Actor who died in December 2016, the last surviving member of the original Magnificent Seven in the 1960 film |
| HECHE | Anne -, actress who died in August whose final film role was in the forthcoming Supercell (5) |
| DENNISHOPPER | Veteran US actor who died in 2010 known for the films Apocalypse Now and Easy Rider (6,6) |
| STORM | Alter ego of Ororo Iqadi T'Challa, nee Munroe, in the X-Men series, played by Halle Berry in the first three films |
| ROWLANDS | "A Woman Under the Influence" star Gena, who died in August, 2024 |
| CRIBBINS | Actor who died in 2022, famous for his role as 7 in 21 & 13 (7, 8) |
| CAAN | James ---, actor who died in July whose final film role was in the forthcoming Fast Charlie (4) |
| WAKANDAN | Like T'Challa or M'Baku, in "Black Panther" |
| WAKANDA | T'Challa's kingdom, in "Black Panther" |
| GENE | Actor Wilder who died in August |
| ARETHAFRANKLIN | The "Queen of Soul" who died in August this year |
| PARKINSON | & 11Ac Iconic British chat show host who died in August (7,9) |
| GRIMALDI | Joseph, English actor who died in 1837 noted as a clown in pantomime (8) |
| VALENS | Ritchie, singer-actor who died in a plane crash in 1959 aged 17 (6) |
| AKA | T'Challa, ___ Black Panther |
| GLEN | Singer Campbell who died in August |
| FONTANA | Wayne - - -, singer born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis who died in August (7) |
