| DEB | One who becomes a woman, for short |
| KATWE | Queen of ___ biographical sports drama film depicting the life of a chess player who becomes a Woman Candidate Master |
| ENBY | Not strictly a man or a woman, for short |
| IRENE | Anger, even once, becomes a woman (5) |
| SECONDSEX | With "The," source of the quote "One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman"' |
| JOINER | One who becomes a member of the woodworkers" union! (6) |
| BOY | One who becomes a man |
| BRISTLER | One who becomes rigid with anger |
| LATERALLY | Sideways look at one who becomes friend afterwards (9) |
| THEBRAVEONE | 2007 psychological thriller directed by Neil Jordan that follows the story of a radio host who becomes a vigilante after a tragic incident: 3 wds. |
| NATURE | A tuner who becomes a mother (6) |
| QUEEN | Lupita Nyong's biopic about a young Ugandan girl who becomes a chess champion, ___ of Katwe (5) |
| JAILHOUSEROCK | 1957 Elvis Presley film where he plays a prisoner who becomes a star: 2 wds. |
| UPPERHAND | The - -; 1990s sitcom based on a footballer who becomes a housekeeper in the Oxfordshire countryside (5,4) |
| OVERTHETOP | 1987 film starring Sylvester Stallone as a truck driver who becomes a champion arm wrestler (4,3,3) |
| GONE | ___ Girl 2014 psychological thriller directed by David Fincher that follows a man who becomes a suspect after his wife disappears |
| MAISEL | US series about a 1950s housewife who becomes a stand-up comic, The Marvelous Mrs. - (6) |
| EAGRE | There's no end to a Greek who becomes a bore (5) |
| AMIDALA | Queen who becomes a senator in the "Star Wars" saga |
| WEREWOLF | Person who becomes a monster when the moon is full (8) |
