| KELSEYGRAMMER | He played 17-Across's son on "Frasier": 2 wds. |
| RADIOHOST | Job for Dr. Frasier Crane at KACL on "Frasier": 2 wds. |
| MARTINCRANE | Frasier's father, on "Frasier": 2 wds. |
| ARCHDUKE | Austrian 9 Across's son |
| DAVIES | Karl _, plays 18 Across's son in Happy Valley (6) |
| KURTCOBAIN | Late singer whose daughter, Francis Bean, married 22-Across's son earlier this month, as first reported this week |
| MARISCRANE | Unseen wife of Frasier's brother Niles on the 1993-2004 sitcom Frasier: 2 wds. |
| MCBRIDE | Willie John, Irish Rugby Union player who played 17 Tests for the British Lions (7) |
| HELENA | _ Bonham Carter, played 17 Matt _, the seventh missing parent Eudoria in winner of The X Factor (6) |
| GEHRIG | Lou ---, American sportsman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees in the 1920s and '30s (6) |
| LOUGEHRIG | American baseball star who played 17 seasons for the New York Yankees in the 1920s and 1930s (3,6) |
| JOHNMAHONEY | Actor (1940-2018) who played 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELJFOX | Actor who played 17-Across and 28-/29-Across: 3 wds. |
| SIMMONS | Jean who played 17 Across in '53 |
| BETTEDAVIS | Actress who played 17 Across in '39 and '55 |
| KEVINHART | Movie star/friend of 17-Across who appeared on Logan Paul's show on Thursday, during which he stated that 17-Across's condition was steadily improving: "The dope thing is that he's getting better" |
| REBAMCENTIRE | 17 Across's cohost on the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| DOLLYPARTON | Singer featured on 17 Across's "When I Get Where I'm Going" (2 wds.) |
| NEWYORK | 17 Across's birthplace (2 wds.) |
| BILLYCRYSTAL | 17 Across's costar in Analyze This (2 wds.) |
