| DREWBARRYMORE | Actress who made her film debut in Altered States in 1980 at the age of five |
| TASTE | Altered state, in a sense (5) |
| KENRUSSELL | Often outrageous Brit filmmaker who directed William Hurt in Altered States. |
| ACIDTRIP | Experience in "Altered States" |
| MOUNTSTHELENS | It left parts of itself in 11 states in 1980 |
| EURONET | Telecoms network DIANE set up by EC member states in 1980 |
| STEVEOVETT | Middle-distance runner from England who won gold in 1980 at Moscow in the 800m (5,5) |
| HAYNES | Desmond, West Indies Test batsman who hit 184 against England in 1980 at Lord's (6) |
| SATIETY | State when full individual is in altered state by early closing (7) |
| DESMONDHAYNES | West Indies batsman whose Test centuries include 184 against England in 1980 at Lord's (7,6) |
| ROMANTICS | Narcotism, in altered state, for such as Coleridge (9) |
| EMIGRANT | Issue about elderly relative being someone in altered state (8) |
| WHOOPIGOLDBERG | Actress who made her film debut in The Color Purple, for which she received an Oscar nomination (6,8) |
| CAMERONDIAZ | US actress who made her film debut in The Mask (7,4) |
| JANERUSSELL | Actress who made her film debut in The Outlaw |
| DENEUVE | Catherine --, French actress who made her film debut in 'Les Collegiennes' (7) |
| FOSTER | US actress who made her film debut in Disney's Napoleon and Samantha (5,6) |
| JODIE | US actress who made her film debut in Disney's Napoleon and Samantha (5,6) |
| KIMKARDASHIAN | U.S. TV personality and entrepreneur who made her film debut in the 2008 film Disaster Movie (3,10) |
| SASHALONE | Actress who made her film debut in American Honey (5,4) |
