| PUSS | "___ in Boots" (fairy tale) |
| BLUEBELL | Any one of the protected cuckoo's boots, fairy flowers, witches' thimbles or wood hyacinths forming spectacular violet carpets in ancient woodlands in the spring (8) |
| OGRE | Beast in the fairy tale Puss in Boots |
| FRANCESHODGSONBURNETT | In boots, lad goes in grand stream in country estate regularly, she wrote |
| CHARLESPERRAULT | French author born in 1628 who wrote a series of fairy tales including Puss In Boots (7,8) |
| BANDERAS | Puss in Boots voicer in the "Shrek" franchise |
| ANTONIOBANDERAS | Title voice actor in "Puss in Boots" (2011) |
| ANTONIO | Voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek movies |
| HAYEK | Kitty Softpaws' voice in 'Puss in Boots' |
| EYELETS | Peepholes in walls; or, grommets for receiving cords, laces or ropes in boots, garments or sails (7) |
| MULANEY | John ___ SNL comedian who voices the character of Big Jack Horner in the film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish |
| COLMAN | Olivia ___ The Favourite actress who voices the character of Mama Bear in the film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish |
| PUGH | Florence ___ Little Women actress who voices the character of Goldilocks in the film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish |
| MOURA | Wagner ___ Elysium actor who voices the character of the Big Bad Wolf in the film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish |
| NINE | Number of lives for Puss, in "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" |
| PERRAULT | Designer of the Colonnade of the Palais du Louvre whose brother, Charles, penned fairy tales about Bluebeard, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty and many other characte |
| MAMABEAR | Character that appears alongside her husband Papa and son Baby in "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" |
| OGRES | Figures in "Puss in Boots" and "Hop-o'-My-Thumb" |
| SHOD | In boots, perhaps |
| ELLIE | Girl seen in boots endlessly |