6a:Part of the house acclaimed old movie star:----E/15a:Far from average former great actor holding leading part in movie:E-T---E/26a:Movie star large in reputation:N-L-E/6d:Fish in area covered by maker of "King's Speech":--R/7d:Movie agent that's hugging large comic strip heroine:--O-D--
Thanx,Wetblanket.It may relieve you to hear that in the meantime I had tumbled to all 5 answers myself before anyone answered.So maybe I cried out too soon.Nevertheless your tone (and that of very few others on this forum)seems a little arrogant.Or do you never have your "off" moments?
I couldn't agree more. I am still learning to do cyptic crosswords and sometimes need a helping hand with what some consider 'easy'. Today I have finished but with 2 I am not sure about 16a 'the deep' and 15a 'extreme'. Are they right