| CINDY | ___ Williams, player of Shirley on "Laverne & |
| DEFAZIO | Laverne's last name on Laverne and Shirley |
| CWS | Shirley's portrayer on "Laverne & Shirley" ...her initials-sharers |
| MCKEAN | Michael who played Lenny on "Laverne & Shirley" |
| EDNA | Babish on "Laverne & Shirley" |
| SQUIGGY | Lenny's pal on "Laverne & Shirley" |
| VERA | Forename of the author and mother of Shirley Williams whose memoir Testament of Youth was adapted into a film with Alicia Vikander in 2014 (4) |
| BERGEN | Candice ___, actress who plays the role of Shirley Schmidt in the television series Boston Legal, and whose movies include Bride Wars, Miss Congeniality and Sex And The City (6) |
| TIGERBAY | Area of Cardiff, birthplace of Shirley Bassey and Ryan Giggs |
| TEMPLE | Shirley on the drinks menu |
| LENNY | Friend of Squiggy on "Laverne & Shirley" played by 15 Across |
| PAULINE | First name of the female star of Shirley Valentine (7) |
| FEENEY | Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley, Shirley ... (6) |
| FAZIO | Penny Marshall in Laverne and Shirley, Laverne de ... (5) |
| HAPPYDAYS | Laverne and Shirley was a spin-off of it (5,4) |
| TUE | When "Laverne and Shirley" ran for most of its run: Abbr. |
| HOUSE | 2018 Netflix TV adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel, The Haunting of Hill - (5) |
| AMYANDISABELLE | Elizabeth Strout novel set in the fictional town of Shirley Falls about a mother and daughter (3 wds.) |
| TINA | Feisty sister of Shirley in EastEnders (4,6) |
| MYKONOS | Greek island location of Shirley Valentine (7) |