| DANROWAN | Comedy partner of Dick Martin who died in 1987 |
| ROWAN | Dan ?, comedy partner of Dick Martin who died in 1987 |
| DAN | Comedy partner of Dick Martin who died in 1987 (3,5) |
| HESS | Rudolf, sole inmate of Spandau prison who died in 1987 (4) |
| DUPRE | Jacqueline ___, British cellist who died in 1987 (2,3) |
| HERMAN | Woody, Milwaukee-born bandleader and jazz musician who died in 1987 (6) |
| RUDOLF | Egypt-born German Nazi leader who died in 1987 (6,4) |
| SEGOVIA | Andres ___, Spanish classical guitarist who died in 1987 (7) |
| LIBERACE | US pianist who died in 1987 noted for his trademark candelabrum (8) |
| COLINMCCAHON | New Zealand artist who died in 1987 (5,7) |
| WOODYHERMAN | Milwaukee-born bandleader and jazz musician who died in 1987 (5,6) |
| RUBYSLIPPERS | Terry Jon Martin, who stole this famed Wizard of Oz pair from a museum in 2005, was finally caught in 2018 and sentenced last week |
| STEVE | Martin who starred in "Parenthood," released in 1989 |
| LORI | Actress Martin who starred in TV's 'National Velvet' |
| LANDAU | Martin who won an Oscar in 1994 |
| YAN | Chinese American chef Martin who stars in his own cooking show, ... Can Cook |
| ANN | Martin who wrote many of the "Baby-Sitters Club" novels |
| PAUL | Martin who was a Prime Minister of Canada |
| ANDREA | Martin who won a Tony in "My Favorite Year" |
| MULL | Comedian Martin who played Colonel Mustard in the movie Clue |