| MTV | "The Real |
| MONEY | Drama about the real-life kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, All the ___ in the World |
| REARLIGHT | Right about the real trouble with the car part (4,5) |
| WALTERBRENNAN | "The Real McCoys" actor who won three Oscars, for "Come and Get It," "Kentucky," and "The Westerner" |
| EVANDER | First name of the boxer nicknamed "The Real Deal" |
| NABOKOV | Vladimir, author of the novels Lolita and The Real Life of Sebastian Knight (7) |
| SALEM | Home of the real-life House of the Seven Gables |
| HOUSEWIVES | Reality show following the lives of Chyka, Gamble, Gina and Jackie, The Real ___ of Melbourne (10) |
| WASP | Covered The Who's "The Real Me" |
| GENERAL | The dope ? the real silly ? is an officer (7) |
| INGENUE | Young actress is the real thing, in getting to the top (7) |
| LONI | Comedian Love who cohosts the syndicated talk show "The Real" |
| EMINEM | Rapper with the hit "The Real Slim Shady" (6) |
| EMMASTONE | Actress who got to know the real-life Billie Jean King while portraying her in "Battle of the Sexes": 2 wds. |
| SHAM | Last of the Christmas meat is anything but the real McCoy (4) |
| PRACTICE | Try-out for the real thing, the professional's business (8) |
| PRESIDENTS | The silent homebirds are the real leaders (10) |
| IVANKATRUMP | Mischievous Mr V. Putin ? aka "The Real Power in the White House?" (6,5) |
| THAN | U2 "Even Better ___ the Real Thing" |
| MVP | "You the real ___" (meme) |
