| JAMESEARLJONES | "Fences" actor who received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2017: 3 wds. |
| ANGELALANSBURY | "Mame" actress who received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2022: 2 wds. |
| JOEL | With 38-Across, "Cabaret" actor who received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2023 |
| UTA | Hagen who received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 1999 |
| THISISME | Song from The Greatest Showman which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2017 3 wds |
| CITYOFSTARS | Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone song from La La Land that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2017: 3 wds. |
| BODYLIKEA | With 48-Across Sam Hunt song that spent 34 weeks atop the Hot Country charts in 2017: 3 wds. |
| AIDEM | "Prayer for the French Republic" actress Betsy, who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, as announced yesterday |
| ROBERTDENIRO | Killer of the flower Moon actor who received the Screen Actors Guild's Life Achievement Award in 2019: 3 wds. |
| SIGOURNEY | "Alien" and "Gorillas in the Mist" actress Weaver who was the other of two artists honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 81st Annual Venice Film Festival last week |
| DILLER | Phyllis who won an American Comedy Award for lifetime achievement |
| MORGANFREEMAN | Million Dollar Baby actor who received the SAG Life Achievement award in 2017: 2 wds. |
| DEMILLE | Eponym of an annual Golden Globe award for lifetime achievement |
| SAMUELLJACKSON | Django Unchained actor who received the Chairman's Award at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards: 3 wds. |
| FORESTWHITAKER | The Last King of Scotland actor who received the Chairman's Award at the 2014 NAACP Image Awards: 2 wds. |
| PAULRUDD | Ant-Man and the Wasp actor who received the 2018 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award: 2 wds. |
| ROSS | Diana ___ American singer who won a Grammy for lifetime achievement award in 2012 |
| AIR | Surname of Donna, the actress and TV presenter who took part in Dancing On Ice in 2017 (3) |
| ELEPHANTMAN | David Bowie starred in the Tony award winning play of the tragic life of John Merrick, The ... (8,3) |
| JONES | James Earl ___ actor and first African-American man to win the Tony Award in the Leading Actor category |
