| DISNEY | US film-maker, pioneer of animated cartoons (6) |
| SCOOBYDOO | Great Dane of animated cartoons |
| WALTDISNEY | US pioneer of animated cartoon films who created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (4,6) |
| BLANC | Mel of animated cartoon fame |
| LANDIS | John _, US film maker best known for his comedy films (6) |
| UPSETS | Disappointments of animated film series (6) |
| STITCH | Canine companion of animated Hawaiian girl Lilo (6) |
| LOONEY | ___ Tunes - Warner Bros franchise of animated series and short films (6) |
| ICEAGE | Manny, Diego and Sid are characters in which series of animated movies? (3,3) |
| TOMATO | Rain dance from animated cartoon - The Fruit of the Greenhouse (6) |
| IWERKS | U.B., animated-cartoon director of various Mickey Mouse films including 1928's Plane Crazy (6) |
| SPEEDY | _ _ _ _ _ _ Gonzales, the fast-moving animated cartoon mouse in the Looney Tunes series (6) |
| CASPER | Animated cartoon character who first appeared on screen in 1945, _ the Friendly Ghost (6) |
| DROOPY | Animated cartoon dog created by Tex Avery in 1943 |
| ANGER | Kenneth --, US film-maker, author of 'Hollywood Babylon' (5) |
| TODD | **** Phillips, US film maker who directed the 2019 thriller film 'Joker' (4) |
| COSANOSTRA | Criminal organisation, as drawn in animated cartoons (4,6) |
| BEWILDERMENT | Uncertainty for US film maker and team in wager (12) |
| TARANTINO | US film-maker (9) |
| COPPOLA | Francis Ford -, US film-maker |
