| PREMINGER | Oscar-nominated director of the films Laura (1944) and The Cardinal (1963) (9) |
| OTTO | Oscar-nominated director of the films Laura (1944) and The Cardinal (1963) (4) |
| LPHARTLEY | English author of novels including The Shrimp And The Anemone (1944) and The Go-Between (1953) (1,1,7) |
| IVORY | James ___, Oscar-nominated director of the films Howards End (1992) and The Remains of the Day (1993) (5) |
| OTTOPREMINGER | Director of the noir films Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945) |
| WILLYOUPLEASE | Start of a run-together exchange between Clifton Webb and Dana Andrews in the film Laura |
| TRYON | Who played the title roles in the TV series Texas John Slaughter (1958-1961) and tje film Cardinal (1963)? (5) |
| NOSES | The son returns and the cardinal points to the outstanding facial features (5) |
| CENSURE | One curse and the cardinal points taking the blame |
| ISAO | ___ Takahata, Oscar-nominated director of 2013's "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" |
| LUMET | Oscar-nominated director of "Network" and "Dog Day Afternoon" |
| ALFREDHITCHCOCK | English director of films including the Oscarnominated Lifeboat (1944) and Spellbound (1945) (6,9) |
| STANLEYKUBRICK | Oscar-nominated director--1964, 1968, 1971 and 1975--who didn't win |
| MARTINSCORSESE | Oscar-nominated director--1980, 1988, 1990, 2002 and 2004--who didn't win |
| BEATTY | Warren _, Oscar-nominated director, producer, actor and writer (6) |
| SOFIA | Academy Award-nominated director of Lost in Translation, _ Coppola (5) |
| STL | Home of the Blues and the Cardinals, for short |
| ENVER | Forename used in some Balkan countries, notably by the leader of Albania between 1944 and 1985 |
| WES | Oscar-nominated director Anderson |
| PEELE | Oscar-nominated director for "Get Out" |
