| TIMOTHEE | With 22-Across, "Wonka" star who recently appeared with 29-Across in Tokyo to publicize the film |
| LADYGAGA | Pop superstar who recently appeared with Oprah Winfrey to discuss mental health issues |
| IRON | Excellent '99 animated film--which the clueless studio refused to publicize--The ____ Giant. |
| TOMCRUISE | Hollywood star who recently appeared in his seventh Mission: Impossible film |
| KELLIE | Former EastEnders star who recently appeared in Casualty as psych liaison nurse Sophia Peters (6,7) |
| SHIRLEY | Former EastEnders star who recently appeared in Casualty as psych liaison nurse Sophia Peters (6,7) |
| YEN | What you may use to get 4-Across in Tokyo |
| GRANT | Wonka star, Hugh - - - (5) |
| CHALAMET | Timothee ___, Wonka star (8) |
| ALEX | FSOTUS who falls in love with 29-Across in "Red, White & Royal Blue" |
| ADDY | Mark _, co-starred with 29 Across in The Full Monty (4) |
| SAUSAGE | Small precious type with 29 across in banger (7) |
| SANDRABULLOCK | The Blind Side star who recently won a second Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film Gravity (6, 7) |
| SETH | Actor Rogen who recently appeared on "Naked and Afraid" with James Franco |
| JUNE | Veteran actress who recently appeared asa nun in EastEnders (4,9) |
| LEVY | Holby City medic who recently appeared in a Casualty episode (5,4) |
| SACHA | Holby City medic who recently appeared in a Casualty episode (5,4) |
| SPRINGSTEEN | Bruce _, American rock star who recently topped the album charts with Letter To You (11) |
| VIVIENNE | The _, drag queen who has recently appeared in Emmerdale (8) |
| SUECLEAVER | ____ plays Eileen Grimshaw in Coronation Street and recently appeared in I’m a Celebrity |