| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HEROINE | Leading lady | |
| STAR | Leading lady’s stellar! | |
| DONNA | Leading lady, prima ... | |
| SHOVEL | Push leading lady with scoop | |
| LENDS | Stops after leading lady advances money | |
| STARK | Forbidding leading lady to gain a kilo... | |
| VIOLA | 16 Bard’s leading lady with musical instrument | |
| SHAWL | Leading lady is after Pygmalion writer’s wrap | |
| PRIMA DONNA | Proper fuss about Nan becoming a leading lady | |
| LIP | Leading lady I previously used for kissing, perhaps | |
| ALL | Every American leading lady takes first things first | |
| LISP | Leading lady is first person with speech problem | |
| EVENTS | First Lady joins Poles to hold the leading contests | |
| LOWED | Leading lady was in debt – behaved like a cow! | |
| CLAUSE | Leading lady is part of the reason for stipulation in contract | |