| ABI | ___ Morgan, screenwriter of The Split and The Iron Lady (3) |
| NYE | Simon ___, UK screenwriter of Men Behaving Badly and The Durrells (3) |
| AIR | Actress who starred in Byker Grove and The Split, Donna ___ (3) |
| WIS | Remark that I sew around the split (9) |
| IAN | ___ McElhinney Derry Girls actor who portrays Ronnie in BBC drama The Split |
| STREEP | Actress in The Devil Wears Prada, Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady (6) |
| MERYLSTREEP | Actress in The Post and The Iron Lady (5,6) |
| CLAVELL | King Rat author and screenwriter of the film classics, The Great Escape and To Sir With Love; James |
| AGEE | Screenwriter of "The Night of the Hunter" |
| MERYL | Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady actor, ----- Streep (5) |
| HOLDIT | Wait a minute for most of the split in front of college (4,2) |
| ELEVEN | It's for Cupid to be in the middle of the split (6) |
| HUSTON | Director and screenwriter of The Maltese Falcon whose grandson starred in the 2016 film Ben-Hur (6) |
| CLIVEBARKER | Director and screenwriter of the 1987 film Hellraiser (5.6) |
| WALKER | Nicola ------, actor whose TV credits include The Split and Unforgotten (6) |
| NICOLA | Actress who has starred in The Split and Annika, _ Walker (6) |
| SHOPPINGLISTS | Hoping to do the splits and point to things seen in the supermarket (8,5) |
| CLEFT | 100 resigned because of the split (5) |
| ALANBALL | Oscar-winning screenwriter of the 1999 film American Beauty (4,4) |
| IHOP | Maker of the Split Decision Breakfast |
