| ENATIC | Cate in trouble? Descended from the same mother? (6) |
| VACATE | Leave it empty. Cate's in Virginia (6) |
| PRINCESS | 1994 comedy-drama film starring Phoebe Cates in the title role (8,7) |
| NOLTE | Nick, actor who played Jack Cates in the film 48 Hours (5) |
| CARABOO | 1994 comedy-drama film starring Phoebe Cates in the title role (8,7) |
| ELIZABETH | British queen portrayed by Cate Blanchett in the 1998 film - and again in the 2007 sequel |
| AGE | Cate Blanchett stars in Elizabeth: The Golden ___ |
| OBRIEN | Cate Wolfe in The Doctor Blake Mysteries |
| BLANCHETT | Cate _, played Hela in Thor: Ragnarok (9) |
| IDEAL | Cate Blanchett starred in An ___ Husband |
| HELA | Cate Blanchett in "Thor: Ragnarok" |
| THEYGETELECTED | "The trouble with political jokes is that ___": Henry Cate VII |
| MATTIE | District nurse in The Doctor Blake Mysteries, played by Cate Wolfe (6) |
| VERONICA | 2003 biopic starring Cate Blanchett in the title role (8,6) |
| OCEANSEIGHT | Sandra Bullock, Rihanna and Cate Blanchett star in this crime caper (5'1,5) |
| CLOCK | Fantasy film with Jack Black and Cate Blanchett, The House with a ___ in Its Walls (5) |
| CAFETERIA | I fear Cate is upset in the dining hall (9) |
| GALADRIEL | Character played by Cate Blanchett in the "Lord of the Rings" films |
| ROONEY | Starred opposite Cate Blanchett in Carol (6,4) |
| MARA | Starred opposite Cate Blanchett in Carol (6,4) |
