| RONHOWARD | A Beautiful Mind director who is a Tony away from completing the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| ALPACINO | Dog Day Afternoon actor who is a Grammy away from completing the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| BENPLATT | Dear Evan Hansen actor who is an Oscar away from completing the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| ATTORNEY | Tear Tony away to see a solicitor in the United States (8) |
| ELTONJOHN | Crocodile Rock singer who is an Emmy away from completing the EGOT (winning an Emmy Grammy Oscar and Tony): 2 wds. |
| TIMRICE | English lyricist and author with works like Evita and Aladdin who has won the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| HOWARD | The Da Vinci Code, Frost/Nixon and A Beautiful Mind director, Ron _ (6) |
| RON | Happy Days actor and A Beautiful Mind director, ... Howard |
| UMBERTONOBILE | Who, with the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth of the US, flew over the North Pole in 1926, completing the flight from Europe to North America? (7,6) |
| JAMESCAMERON | "Avatar" director who is an atheist: 2 wds. |
| MIKE | ___ Nichols The Graduate director who has won the EGOT |
| MEL | ___ Brooks The Producers director who has won the EGOT |
| RICHARD | ___ Rodgers composer with works like Oklahoma!' and The Sound of Music who was the first person to win the EGOT |
| STREISAND | Actress and singer, the first winner of the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony), Barbra _ (9) |
| THERESNOWHERETOGOBUTU | Optimist's phrase under adverse circumstances ... or a hint to completing the answers to the six sta |
| JEDIKNIGHT | In the Star Wars universe, what a Padawan becomes after completing "the trials" |
| ESSAY | Short article, and a hint to completing the titles in the theme answers |
| HAYES | Helen who was the first actress to achieve the EGOT |
| CREDITOR | Director who is owed money... (8) |
| ELIROTH | Director who is part of filmdom's Splat Pack |
