| LOVEHURTS | 1991 Jeff Daniels movie, or a 1976 hit song for Nazareth |
| THEONE | 1976 hit song, 'Still ___' |
| WHALE | Jeff Daniels movie, "The Squid and the -" |
| PLEASANTVILLE | Jeff Daniels movie |
| ARACHNOPHOBIA | Jeff Daniels movie |
| TRAILER | A tracker; one who dallies, dawdles or lags; a creeping or rambling plant; a caravan, horse box, open cart, part of a lorry etc, towed by a cab, car or a tractor; a preview of a movie; or, a blank seg |
| OLDIE | Getting on for a movie or a song? (5) |
| RHIANNON | Title woman in a 1976 hit single by Fleetwood Mac |
| ELO | Pop group that had a 1976 hit with Livin 'Thing (inits)(3) |
| BOYS | They're "back in town," per a 1976 hit |
| TAVARES | Band who had a 1976 hit with Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel (7) |
| ABBA | Pop group who had a 1976 hit with Dancing Queen (4) |
| WURZELS | The ___, band who had a 1976 hit with The Combine Harvester (7) |
| SCREAM | 1996 horror movie or a possible reaction to a horror movie |
| SET | Scenery for a movie or a play |
| STAR | Feature of a movie, or a movie review |
| HELP | Beatles movie, or a #1 song from it |
| DOA | 1988 Dennis Quaid movie or a 2009 Jay Z song |
| DUNE | 1984 David Lynch movie, or a 2021 Denis Villeneuve movie made from the same novel |
| BUSSTOP | Marilyn Monroe movie, or a song by The Hollies (3,4) |
