Cryptic overlaps

Is her name on this list of 624 famous actresses?

No.

But let me ask you something. Who is the likely most famous actress in America right now, on May 10th, 2024? An actress I bet you have seen somewhere in the last week … barring living under a proverbial rock?

I looked through the Oscars lists and only found Sandra Hüller.

Never won an Oscar, alas.

STORMY DANIELS

I’ll think of a new clue after I rest from banging my head against the wall.

Had it but Ninja’d on the 8th day!

Playing off STORMY DANIELS

Bride of Frankenstein is created from various ancestral heels. (4, 10)

ELSA LANCHESTER (anagram)
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I generally use an emitter to kill insects.(9)

TERMINATE (an emitter*)

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Soft offer of payment (6)

TENDER

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Don’t forget to clean out the cellar (6)

RECALL (anagram)
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Who left Fernando with the pack animals?(6)

I’m guessing it’s LLAMAS, but I don’t understand the Fernando part?

Fernando Lamas

(Fernando Lamas - Wikipedia)

Thanks Karen. Probably should have used Lorenzo instead.

Thanks. Film is a weak spot in my knowledge, using Lorenzo wouldn’t have helped me either.

Playing off LLAMAS:

Guess philosopher loses his head, rides on donkey (6)

ASSUME (ass + Hume - H)

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Myself and I are a culture-carrying unit (4)

MEME (me + me)


Actress puts the good into ugly canine. (5, 3)

Actress puts the good into ugly canine. (5, 3)

MEGAN FOX ( MEgAN FOX)

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You will need to go get this element yourself because Malcolm brought none back. (5)

XENON (X + enon)


Indifferent person orders “Cannon, halt!”

How many letters?