| FONTAINE | Joan, British-U.S. actress who won an Oscar for her role in the 1941 Hitchcock film Suspicion (8) |
| EMILY | ___ Blunt, British-U.S. actress who starred in the 2015 crime film Sicario (5) |
| MONKEYFACE | Johnnie's nickname for Lina in the 1941 film Suspicion (6,4) |
| CHASTAIN | Jessica, U.S. actress who won the Best Actress Oscar in 2022 for playing the lead in the film The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (8) |
| SAMSPADE | Created by Dashiell Hammett in 1930 and played by Humphrey Bogart in the 1941 film, who was the sleuth in The Maltese Falcon? (3,5) |
| MOORE | Julianne, U.S. actress who won a Best Actress Oscar for the 2014 film Still Alice (5) |
| STREEP | Meryl, U.S. actress who won her first Oscar in the 1980 film Kramer Vs. Kramer (6) |
| BETTANY | Paul, British-U.S. actor who played the tennis pro in the 2004 film Wimbledon (7) |
| IDALUPINO | Who starred in the 1941 film The Sea Wolf and directed the 1951 film Never Fear? (3,6) |
| ONPARADE | Pink Elephants - -; song/sequence from the 1941 Disney film Dumbo (2,6) |
| ASTOR | Mary, actress who played Brigid O'shaughnessy in the 1941 film The Maltese Falcon (5) |
| JACOBEPSTEIN | British-U.S. sculptor of the work St Michael's Victory Over The Devil At Coventry Cathedral (5,7) |
| BILLBRYSON | British-U.S. non-fiction writer whose books include 2019's The Body: A Guide For Occupants (4,6) |
| MCCREA | Joel, actor whose roles include the lead in the 1941 film comedy Sullivan's Travels (6) |
| BRYSON | Bill, British-U.S. writer noted for books on travel and the English language (6) |
| DAVIDBYRNE | British-U.S. singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and guitarist of the New Wave band Talking Heads (5,5) |
| RONSON | Mark, British-U.S. musician, DJ and songwriter who produced Amy Winehouse's song Rehab (6) |
| ULLMAN | Tracey, British-U.S. comedienne on whose show The Simpsons debuted in 1987 (6) |
| IDOL | Billy, professional name of British/U.S. singer and musician born William Broad in 1955 (4) |
| ROSEBUD | Enigmatic last word of the title character in the 1941 film Citizen Kane (7) |
