| SALMINEO | Actor who played a prince in the Broadway version of "The King and I" |
| RENT | Broadway version of 'La Boheme' |
| SAKI | Writer succeeded with a succinct version of "The King and I" |
| DEBORAHKERR | Scottish-born actress in original film version of The King and I (7, 4) |
| WEIGHDOWN | Depress radio version of the King's swansong? (5,4) |
| KERR | Deborah who played the "I" of "The King and I" |
| YUL | Brynner who starred in the Broadway musical "The King and I" |
| SMITH | Will _, actor who played a fictionalised version of himself in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air (5) |
| PALACE | Royal home, such as the L'Almoidaina in Palma, Mallorca which is the official residence of the King and Queen of Spain when they visit the island (6) |
| ANDREWS | Actress whose roles include Mary Poppins, Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway musical My Fair Lady and Maria von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music (7) |
| DOUGHENNING | Popular magician of the 1970s who starred in the Broadway production of "Merlin": 2 wds. |
| MUFASA | He's given a song to sing in the Broadway adaptation of "The Lion King" |
| EDWARDV | A son of Elizabeth Woodville who was one of the "princes in the tower" with his brother Richard, Duke of York (6,1) |
| ALEXNEWELL | Actor who won a Tony in 2023 for their role as Lulu in the Broadway musical Shucked: 2 wds. |
| CASTLES | Interchanges the positions of the king and a rook in chess. (7) |
| YULBRYNNER | Bald actor, the star of The King And I (3,7) |
| NENE | Reality star Leakes who played Mama Morton in the Broadway revival of "Chicago" |
| EMILIOESTEVEZ | Actor who played a high school jock in The Breakfast Club and a law student in St. Elmo's Fire: 2 wds. |
| JUDDNELSON | Actor who played a high school delinquent in The Breakfast Club and a yuppie politician in St. Elmo's Fire: 2 wds. |
| ZEROMOSTEL | Actor who played a failed Broadway producer in the 1968 film The Producers (4,6) |
