| TEDDANSON | "Dad" is a 1989 comedy with Jack Lemmon as the title character, and this sitcom star as his son |
| HEARNOEVIL | Cult 1989 comedy with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, See No Evil, - (4,2,4) |
| ERROL | Make a mistake turning up, see Hollywood star as his friends knew him (5) |
| CLUE | Without a ----, 1989 comedy film (4) |
| APARTMENT | The ---, Oscar-winning comedy with Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine |
| DESIREE | 1954 film starring Jean Simmons as the title character (and Marlon Brando as Napoleon Bonaparte) |
| EVANALMIGHTY | 2007 film starring Steve Carell as the title character and Morgan Freeman as God |
| ERIK | Name of the title character and protagonist in Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera (4) |
| BILBO | ____ Baggins, the title character and protagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit (5) |
| THENANNY | This sitcom's 1999 final episode ends with the birth of the title character's twins; she's already had experience raising kids |
| RACE | Ac. 'The --', 1965 comedy film with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis (4) |
| GREAT | 'The --', 1965 comedy film with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis (5) |
| PAPAL | Dad is a learner when it comes anything to do with the papacy (5) |
| SIDNEY | 2017 film starring Elle Fanning as Melody and Logan Lerman as the title character, The Vanishing of - Hall (6) |
| MATTHAU | Actor remembered for his role on The Odd Couple with Jack Lemmon (7) |
| AVANTI | 1972 Billy Wilder film with Jack Lemmon, based on a play by Samuel Taylor (6) |
| JOKER | Joaquin Phoenix won his Best Actor Oscar last year for his role as the title character in what film? (5) |
| HAL | Shallow _, Farrelly brothers comedy with Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow (3) |
| OTHELLO | Shakespearean title character, and a variety of Phlox paniculata (7) |
| ANTONIO | Title character and friend of Bassanio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (159697) |
