| SHIRE | Actress in the first five 'Rocky' films |
| TALIA | Shire of the first five "Rocky" movies |
| STUBBS | Actress in the first Worzel Gummidge series, The Worst Witch and Sherlock (6) |
| DIANE | Actress in The First Wives Club, ... Keaton |
| TORAH | The law of God recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (5) |
| NEVECAMPBELL | Actress who starred as Sidney Prescott in the first five Scream films |
| NEVE | Actress Campbell who appeared in the first five Scream movies |
| ZEPPO | Marx Brother who was in the first five films only (5) |
| LAWSOFMOSSES | Vegetarian rules set out in the first five books of the Bible? |
| STALLONE | Sylvester --, actor who played Rocky Balboa in the 'Rocky' films (8) |
| PAULIE | Rocky's best friend in the "Rocky" films |
| VANCAMP | Canadian star Emily, who starred in the first 5 seasons of "The Resident" |
| APOLLO | ____ Creed, U.S. boxer played by Carl Weathers in the first four Rocky films (6) |
| APOLLOCREED | Character played by Carl Weathers in the first four instalments of the Rocky film franchise (1977-86) (6,5) |
| STU | Sportscaster Nahan in the "Rocky" films |
| CREED | Apollo, fictional boxer played by Carl Weathers in the Rocky films (5) |
| CARL | _ Weathers, American football player who played Apollo Creed in the Rocky films (4) |
| BALBOA | Surname of the fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in the Rocky film series (6) |
| ADRIAN | Wife of the eponymous boxer in the Rocky film series, played by Talia Shire (6) |
| PENNINO | Wife of the eponymous boxer in the Rocky film series, played by Talia Shire (7) |
