| DIETRICH | "Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs." She was in Der blaue Engel (1930), one of Germany's first talking films; she soon afterward catapulted to stardom in the United States. |
| DER | "___ Blaue Engel" (Marlene Dietrich film) |
| REHAB | Are habits too much in program for those wishing to break them? (5) |
| DORTMUND | City in North Rhine-Westphalia, one of Germany's first brewing centres (8) |
| AUDI | One of Germany's "Big Three" |
| SAAR | River after which one of Germany's states is named |
| KLEE | Painter and teacher who was involved in the activities of Der Blaue Reiter, or the Blue Rider group (4) |
| MARC | A co-founder of Der Blaue Reiter group, which was named for he and Kandinsky's combined fondness of blue, horses and equestrians (4) |
| PAULKLEE | Swiss painter and etcher who was a founder member of der Blaue Reiter |
| ARP | Artist who was part of Der Blaue Reiter |
| MACKE | August ---, German painter; a leading member of the Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (5) |
| KANDINSKY | Wassily ---, Russian-born expressionist painter and theorist; a founder of Der Blaue Reiter (9) |
| SALLYST | And 38D She was in jail for her part in the murder of George Kiss in Hollyoaks (5,2,6) |
| CLAIRE | See 32A. She was in jail for her part in the murder of George Kiss in Hollyoaks (5,2,6) |
| REITER | Der Blaue ___ (group of German artists) |
| MARIADEMEDICI | I did America, wandering round Maine; she was in charge of France |
| GEORGIA | ___ Engel Emmy-winning actress from The Mary Tyler Moore Show who passed away in 2019 |
| EIN | "___ Engel" (song by the acclaimed composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who died in March, 2025) |
| LAMARR | She was in "Ecstasy" in 1933 |
| OSTENTABAT | She was in the habit of showing off: gloriabatur |
